Physiological roles of K+ channels in vascular smooth muscle cells

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-81

  Ko, Eun A ^a   Han, Jin ^a   Jung, In Duk ^a,b   Park, Won Sun ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

K+ channels; Protein kinase A; Protein kinase C; Protein kinase G; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 45749103308     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.44.65     Document Type: Review

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