Article
KCNQ1/KCNE1 potassium channels in mammalian vestibular dark cells.
Hearing research - 1 Mar 2001
Nicolas M, Demêmes D, Martin A, Kupershmidt S, Barhanin J
Abstract excerpt
The high [K(+)] in the inner ear endolymph is essential for mechanosensory transduction in hearing and balance. Several ion channels, including a slowly activating, voltage-dependent, outwardly conducting K(+) channel composed of the KCNQ1 (KvLQT1) and KCNE1 (IsK/minK) subunits, are expressed at...
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