Cytochalasin D as the depressant of contraction for the optical monitoring of action potentials in isolated rat atrium

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 385-388

  Sakai, Tetsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytochalasin D; Rat atrium; Voltage sensitive dye

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN D; MEROCYANINE; RHODANINE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIGNAL DETECTION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART CONTRACTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CYTOCHALASIN D; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 34347240049     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.SC009206     Document Type: Article

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