[Refractory properties of cardiac tissue at fast sodium current decrease. Comparison of atrium and ventricle]

Investigation of the membrane potential of Neurospora crassa mycelial cells was carried out by standard microelectrode technique. The resting potential is equal to--156 +/- 11 mV (negative inside the cell). The light of the spectrum blue-violet zone causes transient hyperpolarization of the cell membrane reaching --38 +/- 5 mV after 25 minutes of illumination.