Molecular Organization and Regulation of the Cardiac Gap Junction Channel Connexin43

Cardiac Electrophysiology: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 66-76

  Delmar, Mario ^a   Duffy, Heather S ^b   Sorgen, Paul L ^c   Taffet, Steven M ^a   Spray, David C ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84904148421     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-7216-0323-8/50011-7     Document Type: Chapter

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