Role of nitric oxide on the electrophysiological properties of isolated rabbit atrioventricular node by extracellular field potential during atrial fibrillation

Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-307

  Khori, Vahid ^a   Alizadeh, Ali Mohammad ^b   Navaeian, Ameneh ^a   Nayebpour, Mohsen ^b   Pourabouk, Mona ^a   Badaghabadi, Fakhri ^a   Changizi, Shima ^a   Rajaei, Maryam ^a   Moheimani, Hamidreza ^a   Yazdi, Hamidreza ^a   Saleki, Saeed ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; AV node; Concealed conduction; Electrophysiology; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925654662     PISSN: 17350581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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