Characterization of atrial histopathological and electrophysiological changes in a mouse model of aging

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 138-146

  Luo, Tao ^a,b   Chang, Cui Xian ^b   Zhou, Xin ^b   Gu, Shi Kui ^b   Jiang, Tie Ming ^b   Li, Yu Ming ^b  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Mouse

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SINUS NODE RECOVERY TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; MALE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; POTASSIUM;

EID: 84873169193     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.1174     Document Type: Article

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