Segment-specific differences in the inward rectifier K + current along the renal interlobular artery

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-177

  Chilton, Lisa ^a   Smirnov, Sergey V ^b   Loutzenhiser, Kathy ^c   Wang, Xuemei ^c   Loutzenhiser, Rodger ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interlobular artery; Patch clamp technique; Potassium channels; Renal microcirculation; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY INTERLOBULAR ARTERY; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BARIUM; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RENAL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 80052878789     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr179     Document Type: Article

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