Ruthenium red as an effective blocker of calcium and sodium currents in guinea-pig isolated ventricular heart cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-472

  Malécot, Claire O ^a   Bito, Virginie ^a   Argibay, Jorge A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ca current; Ion channel block; Isolated heart cells; Na current; Ruthenium red; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; RUTHENIUM RED;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASM; SODIUM CURRENT; TIME;

EID: 0031801362     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701854     Document Type: Article

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