Inwardly rectifying potassium channels.

Journal article

Inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels regulate the resting membrane potential of the cell and thereby modulate the electrical activity of cardiac and neuronal cells, insulin secretion and epithelial K(+) transport. Considerable progress in understanding the molecular structure of Kir channels and the way in which they are regulated by extracellular and intracellular modulators has been made during the past year.

Authors: Reimann, F; Ashcroft, F

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Current opinion in cell biology
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 503-508
• Publication date: 1999-08-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(99)80073-8
• EISSN: 1879-0410
• ISSN: 0955-0674
• Language: English
• Keywords: Protein Conformation; Bartter Syndrome; Hyperinsulinism; Hypoglycemia; Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; Humans; Potassium Channels; Animals