Effects of relaxin on rat atrial myocytes. II. Increased calcium influx derived from action potential prolongation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Piedras Rentería, Erika S ^a   Sherwood, O David ^a,b   Best, Philip M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; inotropy; potassium; protein kinase A

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; INOTROPISM; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030988662     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.4.h1798     Document Type: Article

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