Gap junction heterogeneity in reentrant ventricular tachycardia

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-197

  Veenstra, Richard D ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43;

CELL HETEROGENEITY; EDITORIAL; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; GAP JUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 33749428304     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2006.08.015     Document Type: Editorial

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