Journal article
Transient outward potassium current in ICC
Abstract
Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are the pacemakers of the gut, initiating slow-wave activity. Several ion channels have been identified that contribute to the depolarization phase of the slow wave. Our aim was to contribute to knowledge about the identity and role of ICC potassium channels in pacemaking. Here we describe a transient outward potassium current in cell-attached patches of ICC. This current was activated almost instantaneously at …
Authors
Parsons SP; Huizinga JD
Journal
AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol. 298, No. 3, pp. g456–g466
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
3 2010
DOI
10.1152/ajpgi.00340.2009
ISSN
0193-1857