Effects of sematilide, a novel class III antiarrhythmic agent, on membrane currents in rabbit atrial myocytes

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 331, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 295-302

  Ishii, Yasunori ^a,b   Muraki, Katsuhiko ^a   Kurihara, Atsushi ^b   Imaizumi, Yuji ^a   Watanabe, Minoru ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic agent; Atrium; Membrane current; Rabbit; Sematilide

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SEMATILIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CALCIUM; CELL SEPARATION; HEART; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANES; MYOCARDIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROCAINAMIDE; RABBITS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0030767843     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01023-6     Document Type: Article

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