Normal impulse propagation in the atrioventricular conduction system of Cx30.2/Cx40 double deficient mice

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 644-652

  Schrickel, Jan W ^a   Kreuzberg, Maria M ^a   Ghanem, Alexander ^a   Kim, Jung Sun ^b   Linhart, Markus ^a   Andrié, Rene ^a   Tiemann, Klaus ^a   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Lewalter, Thorsten ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; AV node; Cardiac conduction; Connexin30.2; Connexin40; Connexin45; Cx30.2 Cx40 double deficient mouse; Electrical coupling; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; VELOCITY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CONNEXINS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 63349097563     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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