Inwardly rectifying potassium channels (Kir) in central nervous system glia: A special role for Kir4.1 in glial functions

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-44

  Butt, Arthur M ^a   Kalsi, Amanpreet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glia; Inward rectifying potassium channel; Kir; Kir4.1; Myelin resting membrane potential; Oligodendrocyte; Potassium spatial buffering

Indexed keywords

INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM INWARDLY RECTIFYING CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY J, MEMBER 10; POTASSIUM INWARDLY-RECTIFYING CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY J, MEMBER 10;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GLIA; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROGLIA; OLIGODENDROGLIA; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING;

EID: 33748177699     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2006.tb00289.x     Document Type: Review

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