Chemicals and Drugs

KCNQ Potassium Channels

A family of delayed rectifier voltage-gated potassium channels that share homology with their founding member, KCNQ1 PROTEIN. KCNQ potassium channels have been implicated in a variety of diseases including LONG QT SYNDROME; DEAFNESS; and EPILEPSY.

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A family of delayed rectifier voltage-gated potassium channels that share homology with their founding member, KCNQ1 PROTEIN. KCNQ potassium channels have been implicated in a variety of diseases including LONG QT SYNDROME; DEAFNESS; and EPILEPSY.

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  • KvLQT Potassium Channels
  • Potassium Channels, KCNQ
  • Potassium Channels, KvLQT

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2006(1996)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. KCNQ Potassium Channels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051656. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051656
  2. KCNQ Potassium Channels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCNQ_channels
  3. KCNQ Potassium Channels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74805923