Ionic mechanisms underlying human atrial action potential properties: Insights from a mathematical model

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 1 44-1, 1998, Pages

  Courtemanche, Marc ^a,b   Ramirez, Rafael J ^a   Nattel, Stanley ^a,b,c  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action potential morphology; Action potential rate dependence; L type calcium current; Sodium calcium exchanger; Transient outward current

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 33750856807     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.1.h301     Document Type: Article

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