The electrical and mechanical response of adult guinea pig and rat ventricular myocytes to ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 356, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 261-270

  Macleod, Jennifer C ^a   Macknight, Anthony D C ^a   Rodrigo, Glenn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Action potential; Ca2+ current; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Transient outward current

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; INOTROPISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031785816     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00528-7     Document Type: Article

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