Reduction of heart rate by omega-3 fatty acids and the potential underlying mechanisms

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 OCT, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kang, Jing X ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac sudden death; Heart rate; Ion channel inhibition; Membrane electrical excitability; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870950430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00416     Document Type: Review

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