Voltage-dependent antagonist/agonist actions of taurine on Ca2+-activated potassium channels of rat skeletal muscle fibers

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1167-1171

  Tricarico, Domenico ^a   Barbieri, Mariagrazia ^a   Camerino, Diana Conte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERMEDIATE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; RATS; TAURINE;

EID: 0034888831     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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