The Adenosine 5′-Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel in Endocrine Cells of the Human Ovary: Role in Membrane Potential Generation and Steroidogenesis | Zendy

Lars Kunz | Zendy; Johanna S. Richter | Zendy; Artur Mayerhofer | Zendy

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The Adenosine 5′-Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel in Endocrine Cells of the Human Ovary: Role in Membrane Potential Generation and Steroidogenesis

Author(s) -

Lars Kunz,

Johanna S. Richter,

Artur Mayerhofer

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-2269

Subject(s) - potassium channel , membrane potential , context (archaeology) , corpus luteum , potassium , adenosine triphosphate , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , medicine , adenosine , endocrine system , biology , chemistry , bk channel , ovary , biochemistry , hormone , paleontology , organic chemistry

ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels couple the metabolic state with the membrane potential in several cell types, and recently evidence for K(ATP) channels was given in rat corpus luteum, a fast-growing and metabolically highly active tissue.

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