The induction of an ATP-sensitive K(+) current in cardiac myocytes of air- and water-breathing vertebrates

Opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels (K(ATP)) is an effective cardioprotective mechanism in mammals. The amplitude of the ATP-sensitive K(+) current (I(K,ATP)) and the opening sensitivity of K(ATP) channels are, however, poorly known in ectotherms. As O(2)-sensing mechanisms and reactions to...

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