Characterization of Gap junction channels in adult rabbit atrial and ventricular myocardium

Circulation Research

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 673-681

  Verheule, Sander ^a   Van Kempen, Marjan J A ^b   Te Welscher, Pascal H J A ^b   Kwak, Brenda R ^b   Jongsma, Habo J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

atrium; electrophysiology; gap junction; immunocytochemistry; ventricle

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030939161     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.80.5.673     Document Type: Article

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