Effects of taurine on L-type voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel in rat cardiomyocytes infected with coxsackievirus B3

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-240

  Liu, Gong Xin ^a   Yang, Ying Zhen ^a   Gu, Quan Bao ^b   Liu, Yan Hong ^b   Guo, Qi ^a  

^a ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Coxsackieviruses B; Myocardium; Patch clamp techniques; Taurine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS B3; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAURINE;

EID: 2642595057     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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