Gap junctions and liminal length in hypertrophy: Something old and something new

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 836-837

  Fozzard, Harry A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GAP JUNCTION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 0034968647     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00836.x     Document Type: Editorial

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