Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels

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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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