Changes in the calcium current among different transmural regions contributes to action potential heterogeneity in rat heart

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Kim, Nari ^a,c   Cannell, Mark B ^b   Hunter, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Action potential; Heart; Rat; Transmural heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 77955277296     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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