Adrenergic regulation of conduction velocity in cultures of immature cardiomyocytes

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 106-109

  De Boer, T P ^a   Van Rijen, H V M ^a   Van Der Heyden, M A G ^a   De Bakker, J M T ^b,c   Van Veen, T A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action potential; Cardiomyocytes; Catecholamines; Gap junction; Impulse propagation; Ion channel

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART INNERVATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL;

EID: 41749087367     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086127     Document Type: Article

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