Electrophysiological responses of canine atrial endocardium and epicardium to acetylcholine and 4-aminopyridine

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 364-370

  Anyukhovsky, Evgeny P ^a   Rosenshtraukh, Leonid V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

4 Aminopyridine; Acetylcholine; Action potential; Canine atrium; Endocardium; Epicardium

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOGS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; MALE; PERICARDIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033178824     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00131-5     Document Type: Article

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