Characteristics of the delayed rectifier current (IKr and IKs) in canine ventricular epicardial, midmyocardial, and endocardial myocytes: A weaker IKs contributes to the longer action potential of the M cell

Circulation Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 351-365

  Liu, Da Wei ^a   Antzelevitch, Charles ^a  

^a MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed rectifier K+ currents; Electrophysiology; Heterogeneity; M cells; Ventricular myocardium

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; CALCIUM ION; N METHYL N [2 [METHYL(1 METHYL 1H BENZIMIDAZOL 2 YL)AMINO]ETHYL] 4 [(METHYLSULFONYL)AMINO]BENZENESULFONAMIDE; NISOLDIPINE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SOTALOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; DOGS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028881535     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.76.3.351     Document Type: Article

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