Developmental changes of connexin40 and connexin43 mRNA distribution patterns in the rat heart

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 886-890

  Van Kempen, Marjan J A ^a   Vermeulen, Jacqueline L M ^a   Moorman, Antoon F M ^a   Gros, Daniel ^b   Paul, David L ^c   Lamers, Wouter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

conduction system; connexins; development; left right patterning; rat, heart

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FETUS; HEART; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030296938     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6363(96)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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