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Revisiting K+ Channel-Dependent Electrical Remodeling in the Border Zone
JERRY CURRAN Ph.D.,
PETER J. MOHLER Ph.D.,
Corresponding Author
JERRY CURRAN Ph.D.
The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
Address for correspondence: Peter J. Mohler, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43230, USA. Fax: 614-247-7799; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
PETER J. MOHLER Ph.D.
The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Address for correspondence: Peter J. Mohler, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43230, USA. Fax: 614-247-7799; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJERRY CURRAN Ph.D.,
PETER J. MOHLER Ph.D.,
Corresponding Author
JERRY CURRAN Ph.D.
The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
Address for correspondence: Peter J. Mohler, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43230, USA. Fax: 614-247-7799; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
PETER J. MOHLER Ph.D.
The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Address for correspondence: Peter J. Mohler, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43230, USA. Fax: 614-247-7799; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 23 May 2013
JC is supported by the National Institutes of Health [HL114252]. PJM is supported by the National Institutes of Health [HL084583, HL083422]; the Saving Tiny Hearts Society (PJM), the American Heart Association (PJM), and Fondation LeDucq.
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