Control of the cardiac action potential: The role of repolarization dynamics

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-111

  Zaza, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action potential; Membrane currents; Repolarization dynamics; Review

Indexed keywords

INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR2.1; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG;

CHANNEL GATING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS;

EID: 73049103566     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.07.027     Document Type: Review

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