Dissociated spatial patterning of gap junctions and cell adhesion junctions during postnatal differentiation of ventricular myocardium

Circulation Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-94

  Angst, Brigitt D ^a   Khan, Laeeq U R ^b   Severs, Nicholas J ^c   Whitely, Kate ^b   Rothery, Stephen ^c   Thompson, Robert P ^d   Magee, Anthony I ^a,b,c,d   Gourdie, Robert G ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

anisotropy; development; gap junction; heart; intercellular adhesion junction

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; DESMOPLAKIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; DOG; EMBRYO; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031024666     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.80.1.88     Document Type: Article

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