Peptide toxin blockers of voltage-sensitive K+ channels: Inotropic effects on diaphragm

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1009-1016

  Van Lunteren, Erik ^a,b   Moyer, Michelle ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraction; Dendrotoxin; Fatigue; Skeletal muscle; Tityustoxin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CALCIUM ION; DENDROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TITYUS TOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; INOTROPISM; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033011893     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.3.1009     Document Type: Article

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