| Literature DB >> 11821534 |
E A Accili1, C Proenza, M Baruscotti, D DiFrancesco.
Abstract
The "funny" (pacemaker) current has unusual characteristics, including activation on hyperpolarization, permeability to K(+) and Na(+), modulation by internal cAMP, and a tiny, single-channel conductance. In cardiac cells and neurons, pacemaker channels control repetitive activity and excitability. The recent cloning of HCN subunits provides new insight into the molecular basis for the funny channel properties.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11821534 DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2002.17.1.32
Source DB: PubMed Journal: News Physiol Sci ISSN: 0886-1714