Voltage-gated potassium channels in human ductus arteriosus

E Michelakis, I Rebeyka, J Bateson, P Olley… - The Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
E Michelakis, I Rebeyka, J Bateson, P Olley, L Puttagunta, S Archer
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Summary
We studied tone in the human ductus arteriosus and show that the constriction to oxygen is due to inhibition of voltage-gated potassium channels and, in the acute phase, is independent of endothelin-1.
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