The sinoatrial node, a heterogeneous pacemaker structure

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 658-687

  Boyett, M R ^a   Honjo, H ^b   Kodama, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gap junctions; Ion channels; Sinus node

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AGING; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; ION CURRENT; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SINUS NODE; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONNEXINS; DOGS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RABBITS; SINOATRIAL NODE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033847605     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(00)00135-8     Document Type: Review

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