Modulation by mexiletine of action potentials, L-type Ca current and delayed rectifier K current recorded from isolated rabbit atrioventricular nodal myocytes

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 434, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 855-858

  Mitcheson, John S ^a   Hancox, Jules C ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti arrhythmic; Atrioventricular node; Delayed rectifier; I(Ca); I(K); L type calcium current; Mexiletine; Single cell

Indexed keywords

MEXILETINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW INWARD CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CALCIUM; DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNELS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MALE; MEXILETINE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RABBITS;

EID: 0031415271     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050476     Document Type: Article

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