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Calcium-activated potassium channels and their role in secretion

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Single-channel recording by the patch-clamp technique has now characterized three kinds of membrane potassium channels activated by intracellular calcium ions in animal cells. These play a crucial part in the regulation of membrane potential and of secretion.

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