Voltage-dependent slowing of K channel closing kinetics by Rb+.
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Voltage-dependent slowing of K channel closing kinetics by Rb+
We have studied the effect of Rb+ on K channel closing kinetics in toadfish pancreatic islet cells. These channels are voltage dependent, activating at voltages positive to -10 mV. The channels also inactivate upon prolonged depolarizations, and the inactivation time course is best fit by the sum of two exponentials. Instantaneous current-voltage relationships show that external Rb+ enters the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0022-1295,1540-7748
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.98.3.535