Background Non-Selective Cation Channels in Rat Atrial Myocytes

  • Youm, Jae-Boum (Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Zhang, Yin-Hua (Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University College of Medicin) ;
  • Ho, Won-Kyung (Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Earm, Yung-E (Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Published : 1998.06.01

Abstract

Resting membrane potential of atrial myocytes is less negative than K+ equilibrium potential, suggesting the presence of ion channels carrying inward currents. We investigated the background Na$\^$+/ current in rat atrial myocytes using both conventional whole cell voltage clamp technique and single channel recording.(omitted)

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