Human podocytes possess a stretch-sensitive, Ca2+-activated K+ channel: Potential implications for the control of glomerular filtration

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2981-2987

  Morton, Michael J ^a   Hutchinson, Katie ^a   Mathieson, Peter W ^b   Witherden, Ian R ^b   Saleem, Moin A ^b   Hunter, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTIN; ANGIOTENSIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN; NEPHRIN; NEUROTOXIN; PENITREM A; PODOCIN; POTASSIUM ION; SYNAPTOPODIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLOMERULUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; PATCH CLAMP; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 9644264018     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000145046.24268.0D     Document Type: Article

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