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Funny Current and Cardiac Rhythm: Insights from HCN Knockout and Transgenic Mouse Models
1 Jan 2012
Abstract excerpt
In the adult animal the sinoatrial node (SAN) rhythmically generates a depolarizing wave that propagates to the rest of the heart. However, the SAN is more than a simple clock; it is a clock that adjusts its pace according to the metabolic requirements of the organism. The Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated channels (HCN1-4) are the structural component of the funny (I(f)) channels; in the SAN...
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