Heterogeneities in Ventricular Conduction Following Treatment with Heptanol: A Multi-Electrode Array Study in Langendorff-Perfused Mouse Hearts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Solutions
2.2. Preparation of Langendorff-Perfused Mouse Hearts
2.3. Stimulating and Recording Procedures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dong, X.; Tse, G.; Hao, G.; Du, Y. Heterogeneities in Ventricular Conduction Following Treatment with Heptanol: A Multi-Electrode Array Study in Langendorff-Perfused Mouse Hearts. Life 2022, 12, 996. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12070996
Dong X, Tse G, Hao G, Du Y. Heterogeneities in Ventricular Conduction Following Treatment with Heptanol: A Multi-Electrode Array Study in Langendorff-Perfused Mouse Hearts. Life. 2022; 12(7):996. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12070996
Chicago/Turabian StyleDong, Xiuming, Gary Tse, Guoliang Hao, and Yimei Du. 2022. "Heterogeneities in Ventricular Conduction Following Treatment with Heptanol: A Multi-Electrode Array Study in Langendorff-Perfused Mouse Hearts" Life 12, no. 7: 996. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12070996