Development of the cardiac conduction system

Circulation Research

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 629-644

  Moorman, Antoon F M ^a   De Jong, Frits ^b   Denyn, Marylène M F J ^b   Lamers, Wouter H ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac development; Conduction system; Embryonic heart

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CREATINE KINASE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DESMIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; TROPONIN I;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032489857     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.82.6.629     Document Type: Short Survey

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