Ethanol at clinically relevant concentrations affects inward rectifier potassium currents, IK1 and IK(Ach), in rat atrial myocytes

• Authors: BÉBAROVÁ Markéta; MATEJOVIČ Peter; HOŠEK Jan; ŠIMURDOVÁ Milena; ŠIMURDA Jiří
• Year of publication: 2014
• Type: Appeared in Conference without Proceedings
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Description: Our study proved that ethanol affected rat atrial inward rectifier currents, IK1 and IK(Ach), within clinically relevant range of concentrations. IK(Ach) was more sensitive and its changes may play a significant role in changes of the atrial electrophysiology observed after the alcohol consumption.

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