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Abstract
A major class of calcium-activated potassium channels that were originally discovered in ERYTHROCYTES. They are found primarily in non-excitable CELLS and set up electrical gradients for PASSIVE ION TRANSPORT.
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- IK Potassium Channels
- Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel
- Potassium Channels, Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated
- Intermediate Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channel
- Intermediate Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channels
- Potassium Channels, IK
- Potassium Channels, Intermediate Conductance Calcium Activated
- FIK Channel
- Fibroblast Intermediate Conductance Potassium Channel
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2006(1997)
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- National Library of Medicine. Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051660. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051660
- Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IK_channel
- Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19597575