Rate-dependent blockade of a potassium current in human atrium by the antihistamine loratadine

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 575-580

  Crumb Jr , William J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihistamine loratadine; Atria; Human; Potassium current; Transient outward current

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; LORATADINE; POTASSIUM ION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LORATADINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS;

EID: 0033022841     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702273     Document Type: Article

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