Ion-channel currents of smooth muscle cells isolated from the prostate of guinea-pig

BJU International

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1022-1030

  Oh, S J ^b   Kim, K M ^b   Chung, Y S ^c   Hong, E K ^c   Shin, S Y ^a   Kim, S J ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Medvill Central Research Laboratory   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Guinea pig; Potassium channel; Prostate; Smooth muscle; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; APAMIN; BUFFER; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; COLLAGENASE; IBERIOTOXIN; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; ION CURRENT; MALE; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GUINEA PIGS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTATE;

EID: 0346749662     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2003.04510.x     Document Type: Article

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