Focus on Kir6.2: a key component of the ATP-sensitive potassium channel.
ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels are found in a wide variety of cell types where they couple cell metabolism to electrical activity. In glucose-sensing tissues, these channels respond to fluctuating changes in blood glucose concentration, but in other tissues they are activated only under i...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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