Localized injury in cardiomyocyte network: A new experimental model of ischemia-reperfusion arrhythmias

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 4 49-4, 2001, Pages

  Arutunyan, Ara ^a   Webster, Daniel R ^a   Swift, Luther M ^a   Sarvazyan, Narine ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium transients; Cultured myocytes; Ischemic border zone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUORIDE; HEPTANOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0034999358     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.4.h1905     Document Type: Article

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