Gap junctional remodeling in relation to stabilization of atrial fibrillation in the goat

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 476-486

  Van Der Velden, Huub M W ^a   Ausma, Jannie ^b   Rook, Martin B ^a   Hellemons, Anita J C G M ^a   Van Veen, Toon A A B ^a   Allessie, Maurits A ^b   Jongsma, Habo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Gap junctions; Remodeling; Supraventr. arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOAT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINUS RHYTHM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GOATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034027569     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(00)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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