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Isolation and Kv Channel Recordings in Murine Atrial and Ventricular Cardiomyocytes
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Electrophysiological analysis of heterologously expressed Kv and SK/IK potassium channels
Neil A Castle1, Alan D Wickenden, Anruo Zou
1Icagen, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Current Protocols in Pharmacology
|September 30, 2011
Abstract:
This unit describes protocols to aid investigators in determining the electrophysiological and pharmacological profile of heterologously expressed voltage or calcium-activated potassium channels belonging to the Kv1.x and SK/IK gene families. Protocols for data acquisition as well as analysis are provided.
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