Electrophysiological effects of protopine in cardiac myocytes: Inhibition of multiple cation channel currents

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 893-900

  Song, Long Sheng ^a,b,e   Ren, Guo Jun ^a   Chen, Zhao Luan ^a   Chen, Zhi He ^c   Zhou, Zhao Nian ^d   Cheng, Heping ^b  

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c Yunnan Pharmacol Labs of Nat P   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Antiarrhythmia; Heart; Herb medicine; Ionic currents; Protopine

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL; PROTOPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CELL; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034092876     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703132     Document Type: Article

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