Effects of the gap junction uncoupler palmitoleic acid on the activation and repolarization wavefronts in isolated rabbit hearts

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1375-1384

  Dhein, S ^a   Krusemann K ^b   Schaefer, T ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac gap junction; Epicardial mapping; Palmitoleic acid; Ventricular activation pattern

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PALMITOLEIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; GAP JUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; ISOLATED HEART; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032707034     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702902     Document Type: Article

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