Slow conduction and gap junction remodeling in murine ventricle after chronic alcohol ingestion
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Long-term heavy alcohol drinkers are prone to the development of cardiac arrhythmia. To understand the mechanisms, we evaluated the cardiac structural and electrophysiological changes in mice chronically drinking excessive alcohol.&l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Biomedical Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/18/1/72 |