Characterization of hERG1a and hERG1b potassium channels - A possible role for hERG1b in the I Kr current

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 456, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1137-1148

  Larsen, Anders Peter ^a   Olesen, Søren Peter ^a,b   Grunnet, Morten ^a,b   Jespersen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NEUROSEARCH A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Heart; K+ channel expression; Potassium channel; Whole cell recording

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG1A; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG1B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SECTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MYOCARDIUM; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 50049112701     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-008-0476-7     Document Type: Article

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