Potassium Channels in Cardiovascular Biology

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Synopsis

Potassium channels (K+) are membrane-spanning proteins which serve many important functions and are becoming a hot topic in physiology. K+ channels determine or modulate many functions of vascular smooth muscle, endothelial and inflammatory cells, and thus are central to regulation of arterial tone and control of cell proliferation. They are also promising targets for antihypertensive treatments with drugs which open and close specific types of K+ channels, making for an active field of research. With their ability to control vascular tone, voltage-gated K+ channels play a significant role in both pulmonary and systemic hypertension as well as in cardiac arrhythmias. This book will highlight the latest discoveries by leading researchers pertaining to the role of K+ channels in the heart and blood vessels in normal physiology and a variety of disease states.

Book details

Edition:
2001
Author:
Stephen L. Archer, Nancy J. Rusch
ISBN:
9781461513032
Related ISBNs:
9780306464027
Publisher:
Springer US
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-01-10
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2001
Copyright by:
Springer Science+Business Media New York 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Medicine, Nonfiction, Science