QT intervals compared in small and large hibernators and humans

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 427-438

  Folk, G Edgar ^a   Dickson, Eric W ^b   Hunt, Jill M ^c   Nilles, Eric J ^b   Thrift, Diana L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c Finley Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac electrophysiology; EKG; Hibernation; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CARDIOLOGY; FEEDING; HIBERNATION; METABOLISM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HIBERNATION; NONHUMAN; QT INTERVAL; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 51549108776     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010701633545     Document Type: Article

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