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Cannabinoid receptors can activate and inhibit G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channels in a xenopus oocyte expression system.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Nov 1999
McAllister S D, Griffin G, Satin L S, Abood M E
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we focused on the pharmacological characterization of cannabinoid receptor coupling to G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels. Cannabinoids were tested on Xenopus laevis oocytes coexpressing the CB(1) receptor and GIRK1 and GIRK4 channels (CB(1)/GIRK1/4) or the CB(2) receptor and GIRK1/4 channels (CB(2)/GIRK1/4). WIN 55,212-2 enhanced currents carried by GIRK channels in the...
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