K + channels and their effects on membrane potential in rat bronchial smooth muscle cells

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Liu, Xiansheng ^a   Xu, Yongjian ^a   Zhang, Zhenxiang ^a   Ni, Wang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle cells; K + channel; Membrane potential

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; K+ CHANNEL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MUSCLE; TENSILE TESTING;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CELLS, CULTURED; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 3142564412     PISSN: 0257716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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