Saxitoxin Blocks L-Type ICa

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 308, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 324-329

  Su, Zhi ^a,c   Sheets, Michael ^a   Ishida, Hideyuki ^b   Li, Fenghua ^a   Barry, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; SAXITOXIN; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; HEART VENTRICLES; METALS; MICE; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; SAXITOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0347758398     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.056564     Document Type: Article

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