Atrial tachycardia/fibrillation in the connexin 43 G60S mutant (Oculodentodigital dysplasia) mouse

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Tuomi, Jari M ^a   Tyml, Karel ^a   Jones, Douglas L ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cholinergic; Connexin 40; Gap junctions; Murine

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCULODENTODIGITAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARBACHOL; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 79955096951     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01094.2010     Document Type: Article

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