Molecular and cellular aspects of re-entrant arrhythmias

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 111-119

  Kleber, A G ^a   Fast, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anisotropic conduction; Cell cultures; Current to load mismatch; Microscopical conduction

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE CHANNEL;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0030918827     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: 14351803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00794075     Document Type: Article

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