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Abstract
The human colon has the capacity to secrete potassium (K(+)) ions and enhanced K(+) secretion is a feature of a variety of diarrhoeal diseases. Recent work points to K(+) secretion in human colon being mediated by high conductance (BK) K(+) channels located in the apical membrane of colonic epithelial cells. The aim of this review is to highlight the importance of these channels in maintaining K(+) homoeostasis in health and disease.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19892809 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcp159
Source DB: PubMed Journal: QJM ISSN: 1460-2393