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Editorial
. 2013 Nov 19;62(21):2020-2022.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.054. Epub 2013 Aug 21.

Ca(2+) leak in atrial fibrillation: junctophilin-2 stabilizes ryanodine receptor

Joseph A Hill  1 , Abhinav Diwan  2
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Ca(2+) leak in atrial fibrillation: junctophilin-2 stabilizes ryanodine receptor

Joseph A Hill et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; calcium; junctional membrane complex; ryanodine receptor; sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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