Ventricular arrhythmogenesis following slowed conduction in heptanol-treated, Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-92

  Tse, Gary ^a   Hothi, Sandeep S ^a   Grace, Andrew A ^a   Huang, Christopher L H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heptanol; Mice; Slowed conduction; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL;

129 MOUSE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HEPTANOL; MALE; MICE; MICE, 129 STRAIN; PERFUSION; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84860727948     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-011-0187-2     Document Type: Article

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