Gender difference in the cycle length-dependent QT and potassium currents in rabbits

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 672-679

  Liu, Xiao Ke ^a   Katchman, Alexander ^a   Drici, Milou Daniel ^a   Ebert, Steven N ^a   Ducic, Ivan ^a   Morad, Martin ^a   Woosley, Raymond L ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031836945     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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