Optical mapping study of blebbistatin-induced chaotic electrical activities in isolated rat atrium preparations

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-117

  Kanlop, Natnicha ^a,b   Sakai, Tetsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

(S) ( ) blebbistatin; Anomalous excitation; Multiple site optical recording; Rat atrium; Voltage sensitive dye

Indexed keywords

BLEBBISTATIN; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 77649236514     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-009-0074-2     Document Type: Article

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