Inhibitory effects of aprindine on the delayed rectifier K+ current and the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-operated K+ current in guinea-pig atrial cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 751-761

  Ohmoto Sekine, Yuki ^a   Uemura, Hiroko ^a   Tamagawa, Masaji ^a   Nakaya, Haruaki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drug; Aprindine; Atrial fibrillation; Delayed rectifier K+ current; Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor operated K+ current

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; APRINDINE; CARBACHOL; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; APRINDINE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARBACHOL; GUINEA PIGS; HEART ATRIA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033058528     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702334     Document Type: Article

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