Effects of artemisinin on transmembrane K+ currents in mammalian ventricular myocytes

Asia Pacific Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-17

  Yang, B F ^a   Xu, C Q ^a   Luo, D L ^a   Du, Z M ^a   Wang, H Z ^a   Li, Y R ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drugs; Cardiac arrhythmias; Electrophysiology; Ionic channels; Potassium channel blockers

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0032447770     PISSN: 02179687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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