L-type Ca2+ channels in atrial fibrillation: Wallflowers or a vanishing act

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 427-431

  Kamp, Timothy J ^a,b   Foell, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; ION CHANNEL;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

EID: 0037623495     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2828(03)00048-8     Document Type: Editorial

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