Effects of ischemic preconditioning on ischemia/reperfusion-induced arrhythmias by upregulatation of connexin 43 expression

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Zhenguang ^a   Luo, Honghe ^a   Zhuang, Mei ^a   Cai, Lie ^a   Su, Chunhua ^a   Lei, Yiyan ^a   Zou, Jianyong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardioelectrial activityConnexin43Ischemic preconditioning; Myocardial hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISEASE MODEL; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; REPERFUSION INJURY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CONNEXIN 43; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING, MYOCARDIAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; MYOCARDIUM; RABBITS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 79957856970     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-6-80     Document Type: Article

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