Action potentials and insulin secretion: New insights into the role of Kv channels

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 89-98

  Jacobson, D A ^a   Philipson, Louis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed rectifier; Electrical activity; Hannatoxin; Islet; Kv2.1; Potassium channel; Stromatoxin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; GLUCOSE; LINOLEIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV2.1; SHAB POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CELL SECRETION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPOLARIZATION;

EID: 35148878722     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2007.00784.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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