Vinpocetine-induced stimulation of calcium-activated potassium currents in rat pituitary GH3 cells

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 877-892

  Wu, Sheng Nan ^a   Li, Hui Fang ^a   Chiang, Hung Ting ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Large conductance Ca2+ activated K+ channels; Pituitary cells; Vinpocetine

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYL 3 (5 HYDROXYMETHYL 2 FURYL)INDAZOLE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; CALCIUM; EGTAZIC ACID; POTASSIUM; VINPOCETINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRAIN GH3; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CELL; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CYCLIC GMP; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; INDAZOLES; KINETICS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PC12 CELLS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PITUITARY GLAND; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VINCA ALKALOIDS;

EID: 0035313053     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(01)00553-6     Document Type: Article

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