Modulation of BKCa Channel Gating by Endogenous Signaling Molecules
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Modulation of BKCa channel gating by endogenous signaling molecules.
Large-conductance Ca(2+)- and voltage-activated K(+) (BK(Ca), MaxiK, or Slo1) channels are expressed in almost every tissue in our body and participate in many critical functions such as neuronal excitability, vascular tone regulation, and neurotransmitter release. The functional versatility of BK(Ca) channels owes in part to the availability of a spectacularly wide array of biological modulato...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1548-9213,1548-9221
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00032.2008