n | Overshoot | Undershoot | HW | Rising Rate | Falling Rate | |
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TEA | 6 | 0.09 ± 0.09* | −0.61 ± 0.14† | 0.340.21† | 0.07 ± 0.1 | −0.32 ± 0.07 |
ω-CTx-GVIA | 5 | −0.28 ± 0.2* | −0.71 ± 0.31† | 0.22 ± 0.18* | −0.26 ± 0.25 | −0.44 ± 0.2† |
ChTX | 4 | −0.14 ± 0.12 | −0.63 ± 0.28* | 0.18 ± 0.06* | −0.06 ± 0.07 | −0.21 ± 0.14* |
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Application of tetraethylammonium (TEA, 0.5 mM), ω-CTX GVIA (5 μM), or charibdotoxin ChTX; 50 nM) broadened the spike reducing the falling rate and the undershoot, suggesting a common action on I KCa. Moreover, ω-CTX GVIA reduced the overshoot, suggesting an involvement of I Ca in spike generation, whereas TEA increased the overshoot, suggesting an involvement of I KV in early spike repolarization. Data are reported as percent changes compared with control, and statistical significance of the changes is indicated (* P < 0.05;
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↵† P < 0.01). Data without symbols were considered not significant.