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Abstract
A mutation of Drosophila, slowpoke (slo), specifically abolishes a Ca2+-dependent K+ current, IC, from dorsal longitudinal flight muscles of adult flies. Other K+ currents remain normal, providing evidence that IC is mediated by a molecularly distinguishable set of channels. The pharmacological properties of IC are similar to those of Ca2+-dependent currents in some vertebrate cells. The muscle action potential was significantly lengthened in slo flies, indicating that IC plays the major role in its repolarization.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 2430288 PMCID: PMC386939 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.21.8415
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205