Molecular mechanisms underlying ionic remodeling in a dog model of atrial fibrillation

Circulation Research

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 776-784

  Yue, Lixia ^a   Melnyk, Peter ^a   Gaspo, Rania ^a   Wang, Zhiguo ^a   Nattel, Stanley ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia, cardiac; Ca2+; Channels, ion; K+; Molecular biology; Remodeling, atrial

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ION CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033574615     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.84.7.776     Document Type: Article

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