Immunohistochemical expression of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the conducting system and internodal atrial myocardium of human hearts

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-193

  Benvenuti, Luiz Alberto ^a   Aiello, Vera Demarchi ^a   Higuchi, Maria De Lourdes ^a   Palomino, Sueli Aparecida Pinheiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial natriuretic peptide; Heart conduction system; Human; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SINUS NODE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030842162     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-1281(97)80041-4     Document Type: Article

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