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Immune‐Electrical Connection
Author(s) -
Alegre MariaLuisa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14406
Subject(s) - gap junction , microbiology and biotechnology , cd68 , macrophage , immune system , atrioventricular node , medicine , biology , pathology , immunology , intracellular , immunohistochemistry , biochemistry , in vitro , tachycardia
Macrophages interact with cardiomyocytes in the AV node via Cx43 gap junctions and assist normal AV nodal conduction, and macrophage depletion promotes AV block.