Tetrahydroacridine inhibits voltage-dependent Na+ current in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1138-1144

  Wang, Wei ^a   Wang, Yi Ping ^a   Hu, Guo Yuan ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Myocardium; Patch clamp techniques; Sodium channels; Tetrahydroacridine (tacrine)

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TACRINE; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE; IC 50; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; RECORDING; SODIUM CURRENT; STEADY STATE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SODIUM CHANNELS; TACRINE;

EID: 4544225955     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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