Connexin hemichannels in atrial fibrillation: orphaned and irrelevant?

Funsho E Fakuade, Philipp Tomsits, Niels Voigt

Journal: Cardiovascular research 2021;117(1):4-6

PMID: 33112373

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Abstract

Address: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, Germany.; Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Campus Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich, Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), Germany.; Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), Marchioninistraße 27, 81377 Munich, Germany.; Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Germany.

DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa308

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MeSH Terms: Atrial Fibrillation, Calcium, Connexin 43, Connexins, Humans, Myocytes, Cardiac, Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel