Modulation of electrical heterogeneity by compensated hypertrophy in rat left ventricle

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 41-3, 1997, Pages

  Gómez, Ana María ^a,c   Bénitah, Jean Pierre ^b,d   Henzel, Daniel ^b,e   Vinet, Alain ^b,f   Lorente, Paco ^b   Delgado, Carmen ^a,g  

^a Instituto Nacional de Toxicologia   (Spain)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

action potential; calcium current; cardiac hypertrophy; transient outward current

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030903819     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.3.h1078     Document Type: Article

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