Late sodium current in failing heart: Friend or foe?

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 421-451

  Maltsev, Victor A ^a   Undrovinas, Albertas ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Calcium; Heart failure; Late sodium current; Numerical model; Sodium calcium exchanger

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ANIMAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; SODIUM;

EID: 42749091983     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2007.07.010     Document Type: Review

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