Localization of Na + Channel Isoforms at the Atrioventricular Junction and Atrioventricular Node in the Rat
Author(s) -
Shin Yoo,
Halina Dobrzynski,
Vadim V. Fedorov,
ShangZhong Xu,
Tomoko T. Yamanushi,
Sandra A. Jones,
Mitsuru Yamamoto,
V. Nikolski,
Igor R. Efimov,
Mark R. Boyett
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.613182
Subject(s) - atrioventricular node , immunolabeling , medicine , bundle branches , bundle of his , anatomy , desmoplakin , electrical conduction system of the heart , gene isoform , immunohistochemistry , tachycardia , biology , cell , electrocardiography , biochemistry , gene
The electrical activity of the atrioventricular node (AVN) is functionally heterogeneous, but how this relates to distinct cell types and the 3-dimensional structure of the AVN is unknown. To address this, we have studied the expression of Na(V)1.5 and other Na+ channel isoforms in the AVN.
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