Effect of experimental hypercholesterolaemia on K+ channel α-subunit mRNA levels in rabbit hearts

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 562, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 130-131

  Varga, Angelika ^a   Bagossi, Péter ^a   Tözsér, József ^a   Peitl, Barna ^a   Szilvássy, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hypercholesterolaemia; K+ channel; mRNA expression

Indexed keywords

DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV4.2; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV4.3; SHAL POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SULFONYLUREA RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KCNQ1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHAL POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33947526206     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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