The gap junction uncoupler heptanol abrogates infarct size reduction with preconditioning in mouse hearts

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 158-165

  Li, Guohu ^a   Whittaker, Peter ^a   Yao, Mu ^a   Kloner, Robert A ^a   Przyklenk, Karin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardioprotection; Connexin 43; Gap junctions; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEPTANOL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING, MYOCARDIAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; MYOCARDIUM; PERFUSION;

EID: 0036101594     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(02)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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