CHANGES IN MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS OF HEART MUSCLE DURING INHIBITION
CHANGES IN MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS OF HEART MUSCLE DURING INHIBITION
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DOI:
10.1085/jgp.40.1.135
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发表时间:
1956-01-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
EDWARDS, C
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作者:
TRAUTWEIN, W;KUFFLER, SW;EDWARDS, C
Membrane characteristics were studied in isolated muscle strands from auricles of frogs by measuring the changes in the time course and spatial spread of subthreshold electrotonic potentials. If acetylcholine is applied in concentrations which cause slowing or stoppage of the heart beat, the following changes are produced: (a) the length constant (A) of the membrane is reduced, (b) the time constant (r) is shortened. The effects are reversible and increase with acetycholine concentration. The membrane changes caused by acetylcholine decrease with time. It is concluded that during acetylcholine inhibition, as well as during vagal inhibition, the conductance of the membrane is increased, and that appreciable changes in the resting membrane potential need not accompany inhibition.