Remodeling of gap junctional coupling in the hypertrophied ventricle

Remodeling of gap junctional coupling in the hypertrophied ventricle Itsuo Kodama, Mahmud Uzzaman, Luni Emdad, Haruo Honjo, Yosiko Takagishi. Department of Circulation, Department of Teratology and Genetics, Department of Humoral Regulation, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University.

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