Role of inward and delayed rectifier currents in generation of early afterdepolarization in guinea pig ventricular myocytes under K+-free or low K+ superfusion

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Fan, Jing Song ^a   Liu, Tai Feng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cs+ inward rectifier current; delayed rectifier current; early afterdepolarization; K+ free; low K; ventricular myocytes

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; POTASSIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0029874854     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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