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  • Title: Effect of epinephrine on automaticity of the canine atrioventricular node.
    Author: Tse WW.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1975 Jul; 229(1):34-7. PubMed ID: 1147053.
    Abstract:
    Effects of epinephrine on the automaticity of canine AV nodal fibers were studied on spontaneously beating AV node-His bundle preparations. Transmembrane potentials of single fibers of the AV node or His bundle were recorded with microelectrode techniques. Action potentials of most AV nodal fibers were characterized by steep phase-4 depolarization and smooth transition from phases 4 to 0. Epinephrine (0.1-0.2 mug/ml) increased the spontaneous rate of the AV nodal fibers. The slope of phase 4 depolarization was increased and the threshold shifted to a more negative level. These changes probably accounted for the increase in the automaticity of the node. Also, in the presence of epinephrine, the pacemaker of the preparation was consistently located at the AV node had a higher degree of automaticity than the His bundle. The findings of the present experiment, therefore, further support the view that the AV node is automatic.
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