The role of stretch-activated channels in atrial fibrillation and the impact of intracellular acidosis

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 401-416

  Ninio, Daniel M ^a   Saint, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Atrial fibrillation; Mechano electric feedback; Stretch activated channels

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GSMTX 4 TOXIN; GSMTX-4 TOXIN; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SPIDER VENOM; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; REVIEW;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; GADOLINIUM; HEART ATRIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; ION CHANNEL GATING; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROPIONATES; RABBITS; SPIDER VENOMS; STREPTOMYCIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 46549087730     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2008.02.016     Document Type: Review

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