Phenotypic differences in transient outward K+ current of human and canine ventricular myocytes: insights into molecular composition of ventricular Ito
Akar FG, Wu RC, Deschenes I, Armoundas AA, Piacentino V, Houser SR, Tomaselli GF. Phenotypic differences in transient outward K+ current of human and canine ventricular myocytes: insights into molecular composition of ventricular Ito. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2003, 286: h602-h609. PMID: 14527940, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00673.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient outwardPhenotypic differencesKv channel-interacting proteinsIndependent transient outwardChannel-interacting proteinsProtein chemical techniquesSteady-state inactivationCanine ventricular myocytesWestern blot analysisElectrical remodelingChannel subunit genesMonoexponential time coursePharmacological sensitivityVentricular repolarizationCardiac diseaseElectrophysiological roleCanine ventricularHuman cardiac diseasePosttranslational modificationsVentricular myocytesSubunit genePharmacological propertiesDiseased heartPhenotypic propertiesOxidative stress