G-protein-coupled inward rectifier potassium current contributes to ventricular repolarization

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 175-184

  Liang, Bo ^a   Nissen, Jakob D ^a   Laursen, Morten ^a,b   Wang, Xiaodong ^a   Skibsbye, Lasse ^a   Hearing, Matthew C ^c   Andersen, Martin N ^a   Rasmussen, Hanne B ^a   Wickman, Kevin ^c   Grunnet, Morten ^a   Olesen, Søren Peter ^a   Jespersen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Action potential; Adenosine; GIRK channel; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

6 N CYCLOPENTYLADENOSINE; 8 CYCLOPENTYL 1,3 DIPROPYLXANTHINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; OTENZEPAD;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; EX VIVO STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SARCOLEMMA; TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADENOSINE; GIRK CHANNEL; REPOLARIZATION;

ANIMALS; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; POTASSIUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84891370555     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvt240     Document Type: Article

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