ROLE OF THE INTERCALATED DISC IN CARDIAC PROPAGATION AND ARRHYTHMOGENESIS

ROLE OF THE INTERCALATED DISC IN CARDIAC PROPAGATION AND ARRHYTHMOGENESIS

AbstractThis review article discusses mechanisms underlying impulse propagation in cardiac muscle with specific emphasis on the role of the cardiac cell-to-cell junction, called the intercalated disc. The first part of this review deals with the role of gap junction channels, formed by connexin prot...

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Main Authors: Andre Georges Kleber, Jeffrey E. Saffitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
intercalated disc
propagation velocity in heart
electrical-cell-to-cell coupling
cardiac connexins
discontinuous propagation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00404/full

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