Extracellular Ba2+ blocks the cardiac transient outward K+ current

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 1 47-1, 2000, Pages

  Shi, Hong ^a   Wang, Hui Zhen ^a   Wang, Zhiguo ^a,b  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Cardiac myocytes; Inward rectifier potassium current; Patch clamp; Ultrarapid delayed rectifier potassium current

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BARIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033952437     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.1.h295     Document Type: Article

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