Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (SK channels) are widely expressed
throughout the central nervous system. These channels are activated solely by increases in …

Bee venom (BV) therapy (BVT), the therapeutic application of BV, has been used in
traditional medicine to treat diseases, such as arthritis, rheumatism, pain, cancerous tumors …

Potassium channels play important roles in vital cellular signaling processes in both
excitable and nonexcitable cells. Over 50 human genes encoding various K+ channels have …

Abstract Ca2+-activated K+ (KCa) channels of small (SK) and intermediate (IK) conductance
are present in a wide range of excitable and non-excitable cells. On activation by low …

In many cell types rises in cytosolic calcium, either due to influx from the extracellular space,
or by release from an intracellular store activates calcium dependent potassium currents on …

The physiological activity of dopaminergic midbrain (DA) neurons is important for movement,
cognition, and reward. Altered activity of DA neurons is a key finding in schizophrenia, but …

Calcium-activated potassium channels are a large family of potassium channels that are
found throughout the central nervous system and in many other cell types. These channels …

The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of smooth muscles presents many intriguing facets and
questions concerning its roles, especially as these change with development, disease, and …

Focal activation of glutamate receptors in distal dendrites of hippocampal pyramidal cells
triggers voltage-dependent Ca 2+ channel-mediated plateau potentials that are confined to …

Principal neurons in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala (LA) exhibit a continuum of firing
properties in response to prolonged current injections ranging from those that accommodate …