Embryonic stem cells: A model to study structural and functional properties in cardiomyogenesis

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-162

  Hescheler, J ^a   Fleischmann, B K ^a   Lentini, S ^a   Maltsev, V A ^c   Rohwedel, J ^b   Wobus, A M ^b   Addicks, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^c HENRY FORD HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FETAL HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOFIBRILS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0031281873     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00193-4     Document Type: Review

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