Characterization of BK channel splice variants using membrane potential dyes

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-152

  Saleem, F ^a   Rowe, I C M ^a   Shipston, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BK channel; FLIPR; KCNMA1; Paxilline

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; IONOMYCIN; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PAXILLINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXON; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENT IMAGING PLATE READER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IC 50; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS REGULATED EXON; CELL LINE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXONS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; INDOLES; IONOMYCIN; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 65549091875     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2008.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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