Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels - Medical Dictionary online-medical-dictionary.org

Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels

Synonyms

Potassium Channels, SK

SK Potassium Channels

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.