Transfer of the light-activated cation channel channelrhodopsin-2 gene enables optical control of heart muscle membrane potential.
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Knollmann, B. Pacing lightly: optogenetics gets to the heart. Nat Methods 7, 889–891 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth1110-889
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