Electrophysiological features of the mouse sinoatrial node in relation to connexin distribution

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-50

  Verheijck, E Etienne ^a   Van Kempen, Marjan J A ^b   Veereschild, Mike ^a   Lurvink, Joost ^a   Jongsma, Habo J ^b   Bouman, Lennart N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell communication; Conduction system; Gap junctions; Sinus node

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SINUS NODE; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; TECHNIQUE; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SINOATRIAL NODE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034846097     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00364-9     Document Type: Article

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