Morphology and function of the intrinsic cardiac nervous system;Morphologie und funktion des intrinsischen kardialen nervensystems

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Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 96-100

  Schauerte, Patrick ^a   Schimpf, Thomas ^a   Mischke, Karl ^a   Zarse, Markus ^a   Schmid, Michael ^a   Plisiene, Jurgita ^b   Maurath, Peter ^a   Kelm, Malte ^a   Pauža, Dainius H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART NERVE; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; NERVE STIMULATION; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; RABBITS;

EID: 33745146882     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-006-2781-2     Document Type: Article

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