Contribution of the KCa channel to membrane potential and O2 sensitivity is decreased in an ovine PPHN model

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 5 27-5, 2002, Pages

  Olschewski, Andrea ^a,b,c,d   Hong, Zhigang ^a,b,c,d   Linden, Bradley C ^a,b,c,d   Porter, Valerie A ^a,b,c,d   Kenneth Weir, E ^a,b,c,d   Cornfield, David N ^a,b,c,d  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxygen sensing; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn; Pulmonary hypertension fetus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; AMPHOTERICIN B; IBERIOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION OF THE NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SHEEP;

EID: 0036838792     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00100.2002     Document Type: Article

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