CrossTalk opposing view: bradycardia in the trained athlete is attributable to a downregulation of a pacemaker channel in the sinus node

J Physiol. 2015 Apr 15;593(8):1749-51. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.284356.

Authors

Alicia D'Souza¹, Sanjay Sharma, Mark R Boyett

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, 46 Grafton Street, Manchester, M13 9NT, UK.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Athletes*
Down-Regulation*
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels / genetics
Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels / metabolism*
Myocardium / metabolism
Sinoatrial Node / metabolism*

Substances

Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels