title: Low level tragus nerve stimulation is a non-invasive approach for anti-atrial fibrillation via preventing the loss of connexins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Mingxian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Lilei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Qiming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Songyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: xyzhoushenghua@126.com.
authors.forename: Shenghua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy*; D018031:Connexin 43 / Q000378:metabolism*; D017630:Connexins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011897:Random Allocation; D000097003:Gap Junction alpha-5 Protein
chemical_list: D018031:Connexin 43; D017630:Connexins; D000097003:Gap Junction alpha-5 Protein
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Connexins; Low level tragus nerve stimulation; Vagus nerve stimulation