Suzuki H
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Eur J Pharmacol. 1988 Nov 1;156(2):295-7. doi: 10.1016/0014-2999(88)90337-8.
The application to smooth muscle cells of the rabbit ear artery, of either K ions after incubation with K-free solution, or of ACh produced a transient hyperpolarization of the membrane. Ouabain inhibited the former hyperpolarization but not the latter, indicating that the electrogenic Na-K pump possibly does not contribute to the endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization.