Small‐ and Intermediate‐Conductance Calcium‐Activated K+ Channels Provide Different Facets of Endothelium‐Dependent Hyperpolarization in Rat Mesenteric Artery
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- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Physiology
- Vol. 553 (1) , 183-189
- https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2003.051896
Abstract
Activation of both small-conductance (SKCa) and intermediate-conductance (IKCa) Ca2+-activated K+ channels in endothelial cells leads to vascular smooth muscle hyperpolarization and relaxation in rat...Keywords
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