Human myofibroblastic hepatic stellate cells express Ca2+-activated K+ channels that modulate the effects of endothelin-1 and nitric oxide

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 739-748

  Gasull, Xavier ^a   Bataller, Ramón ^a   Ginès, Pere ^a   Sancho Bru, Pau ^a   Nicolás, Josep María ^a   Görbig, María Nieves ^a   Ferrer, Elisa ^a   Badía, Eva ^a   Gual, Arcadi ^a   Arroyo, Vicente ^a   Rodés, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatic blood flow; Potassium channels; Vasoactive substances

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ENDOTHELIN 1; ION CHANNEL; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE CELL;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIN-1; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; LIVER; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE;

EID: 0035742057     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00198-2     Document Type: Article

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