Effects of pirmenol on action potentials and membrane currents in single atrial myocytes

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 344, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 287-297

  Nakajima, Toshiaki ^a   Iwasawa, Kuniaki ^a   Hazama, Hisanori ^a   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Adenosine; Antiarrhythmic drug, class Ia; Anticholinergic action; Cibenzoline; Disopyramide; K+ current, muscarinic; Myocyte, single, atrial; Outward current, transient; Pirmenol hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CIBENZOLINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; PIRMENOL; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; HEART ATRIA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; RABBITS;

EID: 0032485396     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01579-3     Document Type: Article

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