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SUBMITTER: Hannah RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3099631 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hannah Rachael M RM Dunn Kathryn M KM Bonev Adrian D AD Nelson Mark T MT
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20101222 5
Calcium-sensitive potassium (K(Ca)) channels have been shown to modulate the diameter of cerebral pial arteries; however, little is known regarding their roles in controlling cerebral parenchymal arterioles (PAs). We explored the function and cellular distribution of small-conductance (SK(Ca)) and intermediate-conductance (IK(Ca)) K(Ca) channels and large-conductance K(Ca) (BK(Ca)) channels in endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of PAs. Both SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) channels conducte ...[more]