Acidosis inhibits spontaneous activity and membrane currents in myocytes isolated from the rabbit atrioventricular node

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-85

  Cheng, Hongwei ^a   Smith, Godfrey L ^b   Orchard, Clive H ^a   Hancox, Jules C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Action potential; Atrioventricular node; AV node; AVN; L type calcium current; Pacemaking; Rapid delayed rectifier current; Single cell; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NIFEDIPINE;

ACIDOSIS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; ION CURRENT; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECORDING; TIME; VELOCITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WHOLE CELL;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; PYRIDINES; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 57149119662     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.09.709     Document Type: Article

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