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The aim is to examine the differential expression of cardiac potassium channel mRNAs during rat heart development.

June 24, 1991FEBS LettersOpen Access

Developmental expression of cloned cardiac potassium channels

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Rat K+ channel expression patterns do not inform clinical practice; hypothesis-generating for isoform-specific developmental roles.

The aim is to examine the differential expression of cardiac potassium channel mRNAs during rat heart development.
Analyzed six K+ channel mRNAs in rat hearts during different developmental stages.
Measured expression levels pre- and post-birth, focusing on specific days in utero and after birth.
RK1 and RK2 K+ channel transcripts were absent before 10 days post-birth.
RK4 mRNA levels were consistent from day 14 in utero to 20 days post-birth.
RK3 and RK5 were found as early as 14 days in utero.

Roberds et al. (1991) studied this question.

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