The "invulnerability" of the adult conduction system to anti-Ro/SSA antibodies? A matter of calcium channel expression on the cardiomyocyte

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Lazzerini, Pietro Enea ^a   Capecchi, Pier Leopoldo ^a   Laghi Pasini, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; RO ANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FETUS CIRCULATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 80051675146     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02116.x     Document Type: Letter

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