Biological pacemakers

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Rajesh, G ^a   Johnson, Francis ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; HCN channels; Pacemaker current

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VIRUS VECTOR;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONICS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; WILD TYPE;

EID: 30544443604     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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