Transmural action potential repolarization heterogeneity develops postnatally in the rabbit

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 795-801

  Idriss, Salim F ^a,b,c   Wolf, Patrick D ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Electrophysiology; Myocardium; Ontogeny; Pediatrics; Structure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; AGE; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; RABBITS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 3242723832     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03622.x     Document Type: Article

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