Large conductance voltage-and calcium-activated K+ (BK) channel in health and disease

• Main Authors: Felipe Echeverría (Author), Naileth Gonzalez-Sanabria (Author), Rosangelina Alvarado-Sanchez (Author), Miguel Fernández (Author), Karen Castillo (Author), Ramon Latorre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Large Conductance Voltage- and Calcium-activated K+ (BK) channels are transmembrane pore-forming proteins that regulate cell excitability and are also expressed in non-excitable cells. They play a role in regulating vascular tone, neuronal excitability, neurotransmitter release, and muscle contracti...