Are the anti-arrhythmic effects of omega-3 fatty acids due to modulation of myocardial calcium handling

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 OCT, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sankaranarayanan, Rajiv ^a,b   Venetucci, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti arrhythmics; Calcium; Fatty acids; Fish oils; Omega 3

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870876953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00373     Document Type: Article

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