Electrophysiological coupling of transplanted cardiomyocytes

Circulation Research

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 433-435

  Kehat, Izhak ^a   Gepstein, Lior ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL THERAPY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MICE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 34548354806     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.160341     Document Type: Editorial

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