Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 48-57 , July 2010

Modulation of cardiac ERG1 K+ channels by cGMP signaling

  • Marco Mewe

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pharmacology for Pharmacists, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Pharmacology for Pharmacists, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 40 7410 55763; fax: +49 40 7410 55761.
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  • Maike Mauerhöfer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Vegetative Physiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany
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  • Iris Wulfsen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pharmacology for Pharmacists, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Kamila Szlachta

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Vegetative Physiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany
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  • Xiao-Bo Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pharmacology for Pharmacists, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Jürgen R. Schwarz

      Affiliations

    • Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany
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  • Christiane K. Bauer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Vegetative Physiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany

Received 16 October 2009 ,Revised 16 February 2010 ,Accepted 17 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.02.015

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 48-57 , July 2010

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