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Abstract
Potassium channel whose permeability to ions is extremely sensitive to the transmembrane potential difference. The opening of these channels is induced by the membrane depolarization of the ACTION POTENTIAL.
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- Kv Potassium Channels
- Potassium Channel, Voltage-Gated
- Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
- Voltage-Gated K+ Channels
- Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel
- K+ Channels, Voltage-Gated
- Potassium Channel, Voltage Gated
- Potassium Channels, Kv
- Potassium Channels, Voltage Gated
- Voltage Gated K+ Channels
- Voltage Gated Potassium Channel
- Voltage Gated Potassium 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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2002
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- Potassium Channels (1981-2001)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D024642. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D024642
- Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage-gated_potassium_channel
- Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106939566