Fibroblast-myocyte electrotonic coupling: Does it occur in native cardiac tissue?

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-46

  Kohl, Peter ^a   Gourdie, Robert G ^b  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Electrophysiology; Fibrosis; Gap junction; Heart; Scar

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

CELL ACTIVITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STIMULATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SCAR; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLASTS; FIBROSIS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 84899113897     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: 10958584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2013.12.024     Document Type: Review

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