Gap junctions in the rabbit sinoatrial node

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 5 49-5, 2001, Pages

  Verheule, Sander ^a,b   Van Kempen, Marjan J A ^a   Postma, Sjoerd ^a   Rook, Martin B ^a   Jongsma, Habo J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Electrophysiology; Immunohistochemistry; Sinus node

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 46; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ION CONDUCTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SINUS NODE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0035041007     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.5.h2103     Document Type: Article

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