Differential expression of large conductance Ca2+-activated K channels in the carotid body between DBA/2J and A/J strains of mice

Differential expression of large conductance Ca2+-activated K channels in the carotid body between DBA/2J and A/J strains of mice

The carotid body (CB) is a primary chemosensory organ for arterial hypoxia. Inhibition of K channels in chemosensory glomus cells (GCs) are considered to be responsible for hypoxic chemoreception and/or chemotransduction of the CB. Hypoxic sensitivity of large conductance calcium-activated K (BK) ch...

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Main Authors: Toshiki eOtsubo, Eric W. Kostuk, Alexander eBalbir, Koich eFujii, Machiko eShirahata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Oxygen
hypoxia
patch clamp
RT-PCR
chemoreceptor
glomus cell
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2011.00019/full

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