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Does excess potassium differentially affect the electrical activity of specialized cardiac fibers compared to atrial muscle fibers in isolated rabbit atria?
Does excess potassium differentially affect the electrical activity of specialized cardiac fibers compared to atrial muscle fibers in isolated rabbit atria?
Specialized cardiac pacemaker and nodal fibers exhibit greater resistance to high potassium concentrations than regular atrial muscle, likely due to quantitative differences in membrane permeability.
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Highlights potential nodal resilience in hyperkalemia; leaves open translation to human atrial arrhythmias.
Mello et al. (1960) studied this question.
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