title: ATP-sensitive K(+) channels in the brain: sensors of hypoxic conditions.
abstract: Rapid minimization of energy consumption in excitable tissues is effective protection from lethal effects of extreme metabolic stress. The ATP-sensitive K(+) channels in the brain respond in ATP-depleted metabolic states such as hypoxia and may be involved in the protection mechanism against energy-consuming generalized seizure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inagaki
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015221:Potassium Channels; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate