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Involvement of potassium channels in the progression of cancer to a more malignant phenotype.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Oct 2015
Comes Nuria, Serrano-Albarrás Antonio, Capera Jesusa, Serrano-Novillo Clara, Condom Enric, Ramón Y Cajal Santiago, Ferreres Joan Carles, Felipe Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Potassium channels are a diverse group of pore-forming transmembrane proteins that selectively facilitate potassium flow through an electrochemical gradient. They participate in the control of the membrane potential and cell excitability in addition to different cell functions such as cell volume regulation, proliferation, cell migration, angiogenesis as well as apoptosis. Because these physiological processes...
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