Disturbed connexin43 gap junction distribution correlates with the location of reentrant circuits in the epicardial border zone of healing canine infarcts that cause ventricular tachycardia

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 988-996

  Peters, Nicholas S ^a,b,c,d   Coromilas, James ^c   Severs, Nicholas J ^b   Wit, Andrew L ^c  

^a Regional Vascular Unit   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anisotropy; conduction; connexin; immunohistochemistry; mapping

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031055039     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.4.988     Document Type: Article

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