Effect of benazepril on atrial cytoskeleton remodeling in the canine atrial fibrillation models

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 38, 2009, Pages 2718-2721

  Liu, Li ^a   Qu, Xiu Fen ^a   Yu, Yang ^a   Bai, Bing ^a   Huang, Yong Lin ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Benazepril; Desmin; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

BENAZEPRIL; BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESMIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; GENETICS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENZAZEPINES; CYTOSKELETON; DESMIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; HEART ATRIA; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RNA, MESSENGER; TUBULIN;

EID: 84871404306     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.38.017     Document Type: Article

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