Abstract
Single-channel recording by the patch-clamp technique has now characterized three kinds of membrane potassium channels activated by intracellular calcium ions in animal cells. These play a crucial part in the regulation of membrane potential and of secretion.
MeSH terms
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Action Potentials
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Animals
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Calcium / physiology*
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Endocrine Glands / metabolism
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Exocrine Glands / metabolism
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Ion Channels / physiology*
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Membrane Potentials
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Potassium / physiology*
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Secretory Rate
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Sodium Chloride / physiology
Substances
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Ion Channels
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Sodium Chloride
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Potassium
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Calcium