Adenosine activates a potassium conductance in guinea-pig atrial heart muscle
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 39 (12) , 1347-1349
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01990096
Abstract
Summary Adenosine shortens the action potential and diminishes the force of contraction in guinea-pig left atria. These effects may be brought about by the activation of a potassium conductance. This assumption is supported by voltage clamp and42K release experiments.Keywords
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