Preface . . vii

Chapter I Potassium Channels and Vascular Tone: Structure, Regulation and Function . . 1
Chapter II The Contribution of Lymphocyte Potassium Channels to the Perinatal Regulation of the Immune Response in Mother and Newborn . . 49
Chapter III Mitochondrial Potassium Channel: Features and Physiological Participation . . 69
Chapter IV Slow Potassium Channel Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Its In Vivo Evaluation by Threshold Tracking . . 83
Chapter V Plant Mitochondrial Potassium: Channel or Channels? . . 97
Chapter VI Involvement of the Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel in the Beneficial Effects of Fasting on the Ischemic-Reperfused Rat Heart . . 119

Index . . 135