| AF | Atrial Fibrillation |
| AgoKir | Agonist of Kir channel |
| AS | Andersen Syndrome |
| CFTR | Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator |
| CHO | Chinese Hamster Ovary |
| EK | Potassium equilibrium potential |
| HEK | Human Embryonal Kidney |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| IK1 | Inward rectifier current |
| IKATP | ATP regulated inward rectifier current |
| ISO | Isoproterenol/isoprenaline |
| Kir2.x | Isoform x of the inward rectifier protein Kir2 family |
| LPS | Lipopolysacharides |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MR | Mineral corticoid Receptor |
| PD | Polydatin |
| PKA | Protein Kinase A |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| PREGS | Pregnenolone Sulfate |
| RAAS | Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-System |
| Vm | Membrane potential |
| ZAC | Zacopride |