A Reevaluation of the Critical Membrane Potential of the Effective Refractory Period in Guinea Pig Ventricular Fibres

The traditional critical membrane potential (CMP), -55—-60mV, which corresponds to effective refractory period (ERP), was anew investigated in guinea pig ventricular muscle fibres. The electrical and contractile responses to the stimulus during repolarization of action potential (AP), particularly from+10 to -60 mV, were observed. One third of 35 tested cells displayed testing action potential (TAP) and local response at≥-54 mV when they were stimulated by testing pulses in 37℃ normal Tyrode's solution. Potential level of TAP which occurred earliest was at -30 mV and that of local response which appeared earliest was at 0 mV during repolarization among 95 systematic tests. Most of the TAPs belonged to the slow response potential type. The ratio of TAP evoked at ≥-54 mV initial membrane potential (IMP) was as high as 86% when the experiment was carried out in 37℃ 1.5 mmol KC1/L Tyrode's solution. In view of distribution of IMPs of TAPs, the CMP of ERP in guinea pig ventricular muscle fibres was more     

在豚鼠心室肌重新探讨有效不应期的临界膜电位值

本文在豚鼠心室肌重新探讨心肌有效不应期(ERP)的传统临界膜电位值(CMP)(-55—160mV),观察细胞动作电位(AP)复极到+10—-60mV时,对试验刺激的电反应和收缩反应。37℃正常台氏液中,中等强度的试验刺激下,35个细胞中,约有1/3的细胞,在正于-54mV出现局部反应和试验AP。最高在0mV开始出现局部电位,-30mV开始出现试验AP,多数属慢反应电位。37℃ 1.5mmol/L KCl台氏液中,在正于-54mV引发试验AP的比率高达86％。从试验AP的起始膜电位的分布,说明豚鼠心室肌ERP的CMP,正于Hoffman等确定的传统临界值,有相当范围可变性。每个心室肌纤维的临界值也不相同,接近正态分布。ERP与相对不应期界线并不严格。较高温度和低[K]_0是使ERP的CMP正移的主要因素。