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Cholesterol Influences Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels and BK-Type Potassium Channels in Auditory Hair Cells

The influence of membrane cholesterol content on a variety of ion channel conductances in numerous cell models has been shown, but studies exploring its role in auditory hair cell physiology are scarce. Recent evidence shows that cholesterol depletion affects outer hair cell electromotility and the...

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Autores principales: Purcell, Erin K., Liu, Liqian, Thomas, Paul V., Duncan, R. Keith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22046269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026289