Electrophysiological patterning of the heart

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 900-906

  Boukens, Bastiaan J ^a   Christoffels, Vincent M ^a  

^a Heart Failure Research Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrioventricular; AV; Conduction system; Patterning

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; JAGGED1; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX5;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BINDING SITE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA BINDING; ENDOCARDIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURKINJE FIBER; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REPOLARIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 84863984445     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0237-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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