How might the diversity of potassium channels be generated?

doi:10.1016/0166-2236(90)90123-r

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How might the diversity of potassium channels be generated?

Trends in neurosciences - 1 Oct 1990

Jan L Y, Jan Y N

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Potassium channels are a diverse group of ion channels present in most eukaryotic cells that have been examined. Over 30 different potassium channels have been characterized biophysically. They show different sensitivities to voltage and/or intracellular messengers, and have different kinetic or...

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Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Cloning, Molecular
Drosophila
Genes
Mice
Mutation
Peptides
Potassium Channels
Rats
Xenopus

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