Electrophysiological evidence for a gradient of G protein-gated K + current in adult mouse atria

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 576-584

  Lomax, Alan E ^a   Rose, Robert A ^a   Giles, Wayne R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Atrial repolarisation; GIRK; Potassium current

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; CARBACHOL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; METHOCTRAMINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART INNERVATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS NODE; VAGUS NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HEART ATRIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0142153858     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705474     Document Type: Article

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