Autonomic control of the transmural dispersion of ventricular repolarization in anesthetized dogs

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 981-989

  Takei, Manabu ^a   Sasaki, Yasuyuki ^a   Yonezawa, Takanori ^a   Lakhe, Manoj ^a   Aruga, Masakazu ^a   Kiyosawa, Kendo ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiac arrhythmias; Cardiac electrophysiology; Endocardium; Epicardium; M cells; Parasympathetic nerves; Sympathetic nerves

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; T WAVE;

EID: 0033034160     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb01269.x     Document Type: Article

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