Gap junctions in preconditioning against arrhythmias

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-342

  Lascano, Elena C ^a   Negroni, Jorge A ^a  

^a FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PROTECTION; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; DOGS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING, MYOCARDIAL; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34247851032     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2007.04.003     Document Type: Editorial

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