Action potentials, ion channel currents and transverse tubule density in adult rabbit ventricular myocytes maintained for 6 days in cell culture

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 431, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 814-827

  Mitcheson, John S ^a   Hancox, Jules C ^a   Levi, Allan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium current; Cell culture; Inward rectifier current; Myocyte; Patch clamp; Transient outward current

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL CULTURE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; ION CURRENT; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEART VENTRICLES; ION CHANNELS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOCARDIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RABBITS;

EID: 0029925995     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050073     Document Type: Article

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