Characteristics of potassium and calcium currents of hepatic stellate cells (Ito) in rat

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 649-660

  Lee, Keon Il ^a   Kong, In Deok ^a   Baik, Soon Koo ^a   Kim, Hyun Soo ^a   Lee, Dong Ki ^a   Kwon, Sang Ok ^a   Chun, Boe Gwun ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatic stellate cells; Inward K+ currents; L type Ca2+ current; Outward K+ currents

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ALPHA ACTIN; BARIUM ION; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; DESMIN; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; NIMODIPINE; PIMOZIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITO CELL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 4644349694     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.4.649     Document Type: Article

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