Molecular basis of functional voltage-gated K+ channel diversity in the mammalian myocardium

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 525, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 285-298

  Nerbonne, Jeanne M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNE1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNE2; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ2; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ3; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV5; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV6; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV7; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV8; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV9; POTASSIUM ION; SHAB POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SHAKER POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SHAL POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SHAW POTASSIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CELL TYPE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WAVEFORM; ALPHA CHAIN; CHANNEL GATING; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034213745     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-1-00285.x     Document Type: Review

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