Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 335-342 , September 2005

Role of Muscle in Regulating Extracellular [K+]

  • Alicia A. McDonough

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Alicia A. McDonough, PhD, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1333 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9142.
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  • Jang H. Youn

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health DK57678, DK34316, DK65998, and a Grant in Aid from the American Heart Association Western States Affiliate.

PII: S0270-9295(05)00052-5

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2005.03.009

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 335-342 , September 2005