Distribution, expression and functional effects of small conductance Ca-activated potassium (SK) channels in rat myometrium

Cell Calcium

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-54

  Noble, Karen ^a   Floyd, Rachel ^a   Shmygol, Andre ^a   Shmygol, Anatoly ^b   Mobasheri, A ^c   Wray, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apamin; BK; Ca signalling; Outward current; Smooth muscle; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL 1; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL 2; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 75549084172     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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