MeSH definition : A major class of calcium-activated potassium channels that are found primarily in
excitable CELLS. They play important roles in the transmission of ACTION POTENTIALS
and generate a long-lasting hyperpolarization known as the slow afterhyperpolarization.;
MeSH synonym : potassium channels, sk; sk potassium channels; small conductance calcium activated potassium channels;
A major class of calcium-activated potassium channels that are found primarily in
excitable CELLS. They play important roles in the transmission of ACTION POTENTIALS
and generate a long-lasting hyperpolarization known as the slow afterhyperpolarization.
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