Alterations in sheep fetal right ventricular tissue with induced hemodynamic pressure overload

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 192-200

  Montgomery, M O ^a   Jiao, Y ^a   Phillips, S J ^a   Singh, G ^a   Xu, J ^a   Balsara, R ^a   Litvin, J ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHEEP; SYNCYTIUM; TIME; TWINS;

EID: 0031825936     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003950050086     Document Type: Article

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