Optical mapping analysis of the spatiotemporal pattern of experimental tachyarrhythmia in improved isolated rat atrium preparation

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-97

  Sakai, Tetsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circus movement; Ectopic pacemaker; Multiple site optical recording; Rat atrium; Voltage sensitive dye

Indexed keywords

MEROCYANINE; RHODANINE;

ABSORPTION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART EXCITATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL MAPPING ANALYSIS; RAT; TISSUE PREPARATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 43249105038     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP014107     Document Type: Article

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