Relevance of cardiomyocyte mechano-electric coupling to stretch-induced arrhythmias: Optical voltage/calcium measurement in mechanically stimulated cells, tissues and organs

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 129-139

  Seo, Kinya ^a   Inagaki, Masashi ^b   Hidaka, Ichiro ^c   Fukano, Hana ^c   Sugimachi, Masaru ^b   Hisada, Toshiaki ^c   Nishimura, Satoshi ^c,d   Sugiura, Seiryo ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Commotio cordis; Mechano electric coupling; Optical mapping; Optical trap; Stretch induced arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908668294     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2014.07.008     Document Type: Review

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