The G-protein-gated K+ channel, iKACh, is required for regulation of pacemaker activity and recovery of resting heart rate after sympathetic stimulation

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-126

  Mesirca, Pietro ^a,b,c   Marger, Laurine ^a,b,c   Toyoda, Futoshi ^d   Rizzetto, Riccardo ^a,b,c   Audoubert, Matthieu ^a,b,c   Dubel, Stefan ^a,b,c   Torrente, Angelo G ^a,b,c   DiFrancesco, Mattia L ^a,b,c   Muller, Jana Christina ^a,b,c   Leoni, Anne Laure ^e   Couette, Brigitte ^a,b,c   Nargeot, Joël ^a,b,c   Clapham, David E ^f,g,h   Wickman, Kevin ⁱ   Mangoni, Matteo E ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNOMIQUE FONCTIONNELLE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e L INSTITUT DU THORAX   (France)

^f HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84883263180     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201310996     Document Type: Article

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