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Abstract
The presence of a low threshold calcium current (ICa,LT) besides the classical (high threshold) calcium current (ICa,HT) is investigated using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique (10) on Cs-loaded frog atrial cells at physiological Ca concentrations. ICa,LT, which inactivates within tens of milliseconds, gives rise to a shoulder in the negative part of the peak current-voltage curve. It is completely abolished by 40 microM Ni while ICa,HT is not modified. Cd (30 microM) decreases ICa,LT by about 50% while ICa,HT is completely abolished.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2439983 DOI: 10.1007/bf00585084
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pflugers Arch ISSN: 0031-6768 Impact factor: 3.657