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Abstract
A major class of calcium activated potassium channels whose members are voltage-dependent. MaxiK channels are activated by either membrane depolarization or an increase in intracellular Ca(2+). They are key regulators of calcium and electrical signaling in a variety of tissues.
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- BK Channel
- BK Channels
- Big K Channel
- Big K Channels
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel
- Maxi K Channel
- Maxi-K Channel
- Maxi-K Channels
- MaxiK Channel
- MaxiK Channels
- Channel, BK
- Channel, Big K
- Channel, Maxi K
- Channel, Maxi-K
- Channel, MaxiK
- K Channel, Big
- K Channel, Maxi
- Large Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channel
- Large Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channels
- Maxi K Channels
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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(2993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051036. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051036
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BK_channel
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4835827