Gap junction remodeling and cardiac arrhythmogenesis: Cause or coincidence?

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-366

  Severs, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocyte; Connexins intercellular communication; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 0035528768     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2001.tb00170.x     Document Type: Article

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