title: Do alterations in intercellular coupling play a role in cardiac contractile dysfunction?
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Saffitz
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002450:Cell Communication; D018031:Connexin 43 / Q000032:analysis / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D017630:Connexins / Q000502:physiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D018031:Connexin 43; D017630:Connexins; C082920:connexin 45