Computational evaluation of the roles of Na+ current, i Na, and cell death in cardiac pacemaking and driving

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Zhang, H ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Lei, M ^a   Dobrzynski, H ^a   Liu, J H ^b   Holden, A V ^c   Boyett, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Computer simulation; Conduction block; Dysfunction; Sinoatrial node; Sodium current

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL POPULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SINOATRIAL CONDUCTION; SINUS NODE; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SINOATRIAL NODE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 33846194661     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01101.2005     Document Type: Article

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