Openers of SKCaand IKCachannels enhance agonist‐evoked endothelial nitric oxide synthesis and arteriolar vasodilation
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- 12 December 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 23 (4) , 1138-1145
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-120451
Abstract
Recent data have led us to hypothesize that selective activation of endothelial small‐ and/or intermediate‐conductance, calcium‐activated potassium channels (SKCa and IKCa channels, respectively) by ...Keywords
Funding Information
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
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