Characteristics and distribution of M cells in arterially perfused canine left ventricular wedge preparations

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 1921-1927

  Yan, Gan Xin ^a   Shimizu, Wataru ^a   Antzelevitch, Charles ^a  

^a MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Electrophysiology; Heterogeneity; Hypokalemia; M cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032480753     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.18.1921     Document Type: Article

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