Knockout blow for channel identity crisis: Vasodilation to potassium is mediated via Kir2.1

Circulation Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-84

  Sobey, C G ^a   Faraci, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteries; Genetics; Mice; Potassium channels

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

BLOOD VESSEL TONE; EDITORIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034698128     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.87.2.83     Document Type: Editorial

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