Increase in gap junction conductance by an antiarrhythmic peptide

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 327, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-72

  Müller, Andreas ^a   Gottwald, Michaela ^a   Tudyka, Tatjana ^a   Linke, Werner ^a   Klaus, Wolfgang ^a   Dhein, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antianhythmic peptide; Arrhythmia; Electrophysiology; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343052670     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)89679-3     Document Type: Article

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