Mathematical model of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier potassium current IKr in rabbit sinoatrial node

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1131-1140

  Oehmen, Christopher S ^a   Giles, Wayne R ^b   Demir, Semahat S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed rectifier; HERG; Markov model; Potasium current; Repolarization; Sinoatrial node

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HUMAN ETHER A GO GO RELATED GENE PRODUCT; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SINUS NODE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0036853035     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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