Transmural heterogeneity of action potentials and I(to1) in myocytes isolated from the human right ventricle

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 2 44-2, 1998, Pages

  Feng, Jianlin ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Ionic channels

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0031875847     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.2.h369     Document Type: Article

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