Role of Potassium Channels in Regulation of Cerebral Vascular Tone
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Role of potassium channels in regulation of cerebral vascular tone.
Several types of potassium (K+) channels are present in cerebral blood vessels. Opening or closure of these ion channels may have significant effects on membrane po tential, which is a major determinant of entry of extra cellular calcium and thus vascular tone, Because of the ionic properties of the cell membrane at rest, the change in activity of only a few K+ channels is sufficient to chang...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0271-678X,1559-7016
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199810000-00001