K+-dependent paradoxical membrane depolarization and Na+ overload, major and reversible contributors to weakness by ion channel leaks. [electronic resource]
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Mar 2009
- 4036-41 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1091-6490
10.1073/pnas.0811277106 doi
Adult Aged, 80 and over Animals Cations DNA, Complementary--genetics Female Humans Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis--physiopathology In Vitro Techniques Intracellular Space--drug effects Ion Channel Gating--drug effects Ion Channels--metabolism Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Membrane Potentials--drug effects Middle Aged Muscle Weakness--physiopathology Potassium--pharmacology Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying--metabolism Rats Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Sodium--metabolism Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase--genetics