Potassium Channels in Cardiovascular Biology
Contributors: Stephen L. Archer (Editor); Nancy J. Rusch (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 932
ISBN-13: 9780306464027
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Pharmacology; Bio-Inorganic Chemistry; Cardiovascular System Physiology; Science; Consumer Health; Medical; Cardiology; Pathophysiology; Physiology; Medical / Cardiology; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Cardiovacular system; Heart; Potassium channels
First sentence: The activities of a variety of K+ channel proteins combine to control electrical excitability, the shape of action potentials, and the firing frequency of cardiac cells.