Cultured adult cardiac myocytes: Future applications, culture methods, morphological and electrophysiological properties

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 280-300

  Mitcheson, John S ^a   Hancox, Jules C ^a   Levi, Allan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac myocytes; Contraction; Culture; Electrophysiology; Molecular biology; Morphology

Indexed keywords

CELL VIABILITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART CELL CULTURE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032146082     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00128-X     Document Type: Review

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