A little gap junctional uncoupling too much

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 350-352

  De Groot, Joris R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEPOLARIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0036890464     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00672-7     Document Type: Editorial

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