Immunohistochemical evaluation of cardiac connexin43 in rats exposed to low-frequency noise.

CONCLUSIONS: LFN induces modifications on cardiac Cx43 in rats. The Cx43 reduction observed in our study suggests that LFN may induce an arrhythmogenic substrate and opens a new investigational area concerning the effects of LFN on the heart.
PMID: 24040453 [PubMed - in process]

Source: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology - September 17, 2013 Category: Pathology Authors: Antunes E, Borrecho G, Oliveira P, Brito J, Aguas A, Martins Dos Santos J Tags: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Source Type: research