RECENT ADVANCES ON RENAL INWARD RECTIFIER K+ CHANNELS

Authors
HUANG CL
Citation
Cl. Huang, RECENT ADVANCES ON RENAL INWARD RECTIFIER K+ CHANNELS, Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 7(5), 1998, pp. 503-508
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology","Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension → ACNP
ISSN journal
10624821
Volume
7
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
503 - 508
Database
ISI
SICI code
1062-4821(1998)7:5<503:RAORIR>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Inward rectifier K+ channels control resting membrane potential, cell excitability, insulin secretion and renal K+ transport. Much progress has been made in the structure and regulation, as well as the molecula r identity and physiological role played by the channels. This review discusses recent advances in inward rectifier K+ channels with a speci al emphasis on the renal channels, Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 7:503-5 08. (C) 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.