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Angiology

Rat cerebral arteries show evidence for two-pore domain potassium channels

According to recent research published in the American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, "Little is known about the presence and function of two-pore domain K⁺ (K_2P ) channels in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Five members of the K_2P channel family are known to be directly activated by arachidonic acid (AA)."

R.M. Bryan and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston explained, "The purpose of this study was to determine

1) whether AA-sensitive K_2P channels are...

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