Immunohistology of the Thoracic Veins

Thoracic Vein Arrhythmias: Mechanisms and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 99-110

  Yeh, Hung I ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac muscle; Connexin; Immunohistology; Myocardial sleeve; Phenotypic features

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047233971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470751442.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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