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. 2012 Dec 5;103(11):2287–2294. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.10.023

Table 1.

Electrical constants of atrial cells measured by DEP

Isotonic sucrose/glucose medium + CaCl2 and MgCl2 Isotonic sucrose/glucose medium Hypotonic sucrose/glucose medium
Cytoplasm resistivity, Ω·cm 126 ± 11 (5) 271 ± 49 (5) 389 ± 66 (6)
Cytoplasm conductance, S·m−1 0.80 ± 0.07(5) 0.38 ± 0.08 (5) 0.26 ± 0.04 (6)
Membrane resistance, kΩ·7cm2 6.70 ± 0.57 (5) 4.90 ± 1.32 (6) 3.10 ± 1.28 (6)
Membrane capacitance, μF·cm−2 1.01 ± 0.38 (5) 0.98 ± 0.25 (6) 1.06 ± 0.25 (6)
Cell diameter, μm 12.4 ± 0.6 (5) 12.1 ± 0.7 (6) 14.8 ± 0.4 (6)

Values for membrane conductance refer to that offered by the cell suspension. Values for membrane conductance refer to that offered by the cell suspension.

p < 0.05 with respect to values in sucrose/glucose medium.