Cellular Source of AF (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Cellular Source of AF

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Cardiac melanocyte-like cells in the mouse heart, identified by transgenic expression of a marker gene, are located in the region of the atria and the pulmonary veins and may serve as triggers for atrial arrhythmias.

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Jon Epstein, MD, Vickas Patel, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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