Intercellular electrical communication in the heart: A new, active role for the intercalated disk

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 161-167

  Veeraraghavan, Rengasayee ^a   Poelzing, Steven ^a   Gourdie, Robert G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Conduction; Connexin; Ephaptic; Gap junction; Intercalated disk; Perinexus; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; GAP JUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; INTERCALATED DISK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEART; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 84901408539     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419061.2014.905932     Document Type: Review

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