An investigation of the role played by the E-4031-sensitive (rapid delayed rectifier) potassium current in isolated rabbit atrioventricular nodal and ventricular myocytes

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 438, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 843-850

  Mitcheson, John S ^a,b   Hancox, Jules C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential clamp; Barium sensitive current; Cardiac repolarisation; E 4031 sensitive current; Inward rectifier potassium current; Rapid delayed rectifier potassium current

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CELL SEPARATION; DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MYOCARDIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PYRIDINES; RABBITS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0032735979     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240051114     Document Type: Article

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