Characterisation of the transient outward K+ current in rabbit sinoatrial node cells

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 433-441

  Lei, M ^a   Honjo, H ^b   Kodama, I ^b   Boyett, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

K+ channels; Sinus nodes

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATROPINE; FLECAINIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; QUINIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SINUS NODE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CELL SIZE; FLECAINIDE; LINEAR MODELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; QUINIDINE; RABBITS; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0034077364     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(00)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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