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The BK potassium channel in the vascular smooth muscle and kidney: α- and β-subunits.

Kidney international - 1 Nov 2010

Wu Roland S, Marx Steven O

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The large-conductance voltage and calcium-sensitive BK channel is important in many electrically active cells. Its unique sensitivity to both intracellular calcium levels and membrane potential makes it a key regulator of intracellular calcium, a critical second messenger in cells. The BK channel is expressed ubiquitously in the body and has particularly significant roles in the neuronal and smooth muscle cells....

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PMID: 20861815
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.325

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