Involvement of alpha- and beta-adrenoceptors in the automaticity of the isolated guinea pig pulmonary vein myocardium

• Main Authors: Masahiko Irie (Author), Yayoi Tsuneoka (Author), Mariko Shimobayashi (Author), Nao Hasegawa (Author), Yusuke Tanaka (Author), Soh Mochizuki (Author), Sho Ichige (Author), Shogo Hamaguchi (Author), Iyuki Namekata (Author), Hikaru Tanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We examined the involvement of adrenoceptors in the automaticity of the pulmonary vein myocardium, which probably plays a crucial role in the generation of atrial fibrillation. The automatic activity of the myocardium in guinea pig pulmonary vein tissue preparations were monitored by contractile for...