Neuronal Ca2+-activated K+ channels limit brain infarction and promote survival.

Neuronal calcium-activated potassium channels of the BK type are activated by membrane depolarization and intracellular Ca(2+) ions. It has been suggested that these channels may play a key neuroprotective role during and after brain ischemia, but this hypothesis has so far not been tested by select...

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Main Authors: Yiliu Liao, Ase-Marit Kristiansen, Cecilie P Oksvold, Frode A Tuvnes, Ning Gu, Elise Rundén-Pran, Peter Ruth, Matthias Sausbier, Johan F Storm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21209897/?tool=EBI