Reversibility of electrophysiological changes induced by chronic high-altitude hypoxia in adult rat heart

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 4 51-4, 2002, Pages

  Chouabe, C ^a   Amsellem, J ^a   Espinosa, L ^a   Ribaux, P ^a   Blaineau, S ^a   Megas P ^a   Bonvallet, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Action potential; Fibrosis; Hypertrophy; Ionic currents; Right ventricular myocytes

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HYPOXIA; ION CURRENT; MALE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE;

EID: 0036084313     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00286.2001     Document Type: Article

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