GIRK channel activation via adenosine or muscarinic receptors has similar effects on rat atrial electrophysiology

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-198

  Wang, Xiaodong ^a,b   Liang, Bo ^a   Skibsbye, Lasse ^a   Olesen, Søren Peter ^a   Grunnet, Morten ^c,d   Jespersen, Thomas ^a  

^a DANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Denmark)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c Acesion Pharma   (Denmark)

^d H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; adenosine; G protein coupled receptor; GIRK channel; IK,ACh

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART REPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HEART; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT MODULATORS; MYOCARDIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PURINERGIC P1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, MUSCARINIC M2; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883290228     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e3182965221     Document Type: Article

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