Gap junction protein phenotypes of the human heart and conduction system.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.1995.tb00357.x

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Gap junction protein phenotypes of the human heart and conduction system.

Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Oct 1995

Davis L M, Rodefeld M E, Green K, Beyer E C, Saffitz J E

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INTRODUCTION: Gap junction channels are major determinants of intercellular resistance to current flow between cardiac myocytes. Alterations in gap junctions may contribute to development of arrhythmia substrates in patients. However, there is significant interspecies variation in the types and a...

Topics

Adult
Connexins
Gap Junctions
Heart Conduction System
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Myocardium
Phenotype
Tissue Distribution

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