Regional differences in the delayed rectifier current (I(Kr) and I(Ks)) contribute to the differences in action potential duration in basal left ventricular myocytes in guinea-pig

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 322-331

  Bryant, Simon M ^a   Wan, Xiaoping ^a   Shipsey, S Jane ^b   Hart, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action potential duration; Antiarrhythmic agents; Electrophysiology; Guinea pig; Heart; Potassium current; Ventricular myocytes

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; ENDOCARDIUM; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERICARDIUM; POTASSIUM; SOTALOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032211575     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00133-3     Document Type: Article

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