title: Kv1.3 is the exclusive voltage-gated K+ channel of platelets and megakaryocytes: roles in membrane potential, Ca2+ signalling and platelet count.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Leicester, Medical Sciences Building, University Road, LE1 9HN, UK. mpms1@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: Conor
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCloskey
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amisten
authors.forename: Roger T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Snowden
authors.forename: Leonard K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Kaczmarek
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erlinge
authors.forename: Alison H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Goodall
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Forsythe
authors.forename: Martyn P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mahaut-Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D048429:Cell Size; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051664:Kv1.3 Potassium Channel / Q000097:blood*; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010976:Platelet Count; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D051664:Kv1.3 Potassium Channel; D012604:Scorpion Venoms; C077910:margatoxin