Figure 5.
Negative chronotropic response to ACh of isolated WT and Girk4−/− hearts. (A and B) Dose–response relations expressed as absolute values (bpm; A) or percentage of heart rate (HR) slowing (B) by ACh in n = 7 WT (closed bars and circles) and n = 8 Girk4−/− Langendorff-perfused hearts (open bars and circles). (C) Sample traces of ECGs recorded from Langendorff-perfused hearts at baseline and after 0.3 µM ACh in WT and Girk4−/−. Note that reduction in heart rate was more pronounced in WT than in Girk4−/− hearts. Error bars represent SEM. Statistical symbols: *, P < 0.05.
