Enhanced inhibitory effect of acidosis on hERG potassium channels that incorporate the hERG1b isoform

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 405, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-227

  Du, C Y ^a   El Harchi, A ^a   McPate, M J ^a,b   Orchard, C H ^a   Hancox, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Arrhythmia; HERG; HERG1a; HERG1b; Ischemia; PH; Potassium channel; QT interval

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG;

ACIDOSIS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 79651470977     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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