Stretch-activated channels in the heart: Their role in arrhythmias and potential as antiarrhythmic drug targets

Drug Development Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-58

  Saint, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac electrophysiology; Drug development; Mechanoelectric feedback

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CATION CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ION CHANNEL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PEPTIDE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN KINASE C; QUINIDINE; RILUZOLE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; TOXIN;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0036212774     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddr.10039     Document Type: Review

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