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Cocaine binds to a common site on open and inactivated human heart (Na(v)1.5) sodium channels.
The Journal of physiology - 15 Jun 2002
O'Leary M E, Chahine M
Abstract excerpt
The inhibition by cocaine of the human heart Na+ channel (Na(v)1.5) heterologously expressed in Xenopus oocytes was investigated. Cocaine produced little tonic block of the resting channels but induced a characteristic, use-dependent inhibition during rapid, repetitive stimulation, suggesting tha...
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