Electrotonic Coupling between Human Atrial Myocytes and Fibroblasts Alters Myocyte Excitability and Repolarization
- 1 October 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Biophysical Journal
- Vol. 97 (8) , 2179-2190
Abstract
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Funding Information
- National Science Foundation (CBET-0601935)
- National Institutes of Health (R01-HL063195, R01-HL067322, R01-HL082729)
- Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
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