Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
Synonyms
FIK Channel
Fibroblast Intermediate Conductance Potassium Channel
IK Potassium Channels
Intermediate Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channels
Potassium Channels, IK
Potassium Channels, Intermediate Conductance Calcium Activated
Potassium Channels, Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated
A major class of calcium-activated potassium channels that were originally discovered in ERYTHROCYTES. They are found primarily in non-excitable CELLS and set up electrical gradients for PASSIVE ION TRANSPORT.