Melatonin effects on megakaryocyte membrane patch-clamp outward K+ current

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Di Bella, Luigi ^a,b   Bruschi, Carla ^a   Gualano, Luciano ^a  

^a Private Laboratory of Physiology   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Megakaryocyte; Melatonin; Outward K+ current; Patch clamp; Thrombocytogenesis

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; THROMBOCYTOPOIESIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CELL MEMBRANE; ION TRANSPORT; MEGAKARYOCYTES; MELATONIN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036964210     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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