The why, what, how and when of biological pacemakers

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 374-375

  Cohen, Ira S ^a   Brink, Peter R ^a   Robinson, Richard B ^b   Rosen, Michael R ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NAKED DNA; POTASSIUM ION; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBRYO CELL; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MESENCHYME CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEM CELL; TRANSGENE;

BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23244437229     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0276     Document Type: Review

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