Endothelium as target for large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel openers

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-404

  Wrzosek, Antoni ^a  

^a NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Endothelium derived hyperpolarising factor; Potassium channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 74049124318     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2009_2472     Document Type: Review

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