Ionic currents during sustained pacemaker activity in rabbit sino-atrial myocytes

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 505, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 677-688

  Zaza, Antonio ^a   Micheletti, Maria ^b   Brioschi, Angelica ^a   Rocchetti, Marcella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; CALCIUM CHELATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CESIUM ION; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM ION; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DIASTOLE; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SINUS NODE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ACTION POTENTIAL CLAMP TECHNIQUE; CELL DIALYSIS; DIALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION ACTIVATED CURRENT; SINUS NODE MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP TECHNIQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNELS; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; FEMALE; ION CHANNELS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RABBITS; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0031574245     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.677ba.x     Document Type: Article

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