Big on Bk: Current Insights into the Function of Large Conductance Voltage- and Ca2+- Activated K+ Channels at the Molecular, Cellular and Systemic Levels

Big on Bk: Current Insights into the Function of Large Conductance Voltage- and Ca2+- Activated K+ Channels at the Molecular, Cellular and Systemic Levels, a volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series, is a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research into this area. It reviews current knowledge and understanding, and also provides a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field. The latest volume in the International Review of Neurobiology seriesProvides a broad coverage of subject matter at the molecular, cellular and systemic levelsPresents an ideal resource for researchers and practitioners, and those just entering the field INDICE: 1. Biophysics of BK channel gating   Riccardo Olcese 2. Modulation of BK channel function by auxiliary beta and gamma subunits   Jiusheng Yan 3. Posttranscriptional and posttranslational regulation of BK channels   Mike Shipston 4. Protein network interacting with BK channels   Hongkyun Kim 5. Functional role of mitochondrial and nuclear BK channels   Tian-Ming Gao 6. Modulation of BK channels by small endogenous molecules and pharmaceutical channel openers   Toshinori Hoshi 7. Modulation of BK channels by ethanol   Alex Dopico 8. BK channels in neurons   Alison Barth 9. BK channels in the pituitary and hypothalamus   Peter Duncan 10. BK channels in the inner ear   Sonja Pyott 11. BK channels in the vascular system   Gayathri Krishnamoorthy-Natarajan 12. Developing the molecular pharmacology of BK channels for therapeutic benefit   Gregory John Kaczorowski

• ISBN: 978-0-12-803619-8
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 322
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés