Anatomy and electrophysiology of the human AV node

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 754-762

  Kurian, Thomas ^a   Ambrosi, Christina ^a   Hucker, William ^a   Fedorov, Vadim V ^a   Efimov, Igor R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostimulation; Electrophysiology Basic; Electrophysiology Clinical; Mapping

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MICROELECTRODE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PACEMAKER; REVIEW; STAINING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; VOLTAGE SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMANS; VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING;

EID: 77953200259     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02699.x     Document Type: Review

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