Conducting the embryonic heart: Orchestrating development of specialized cardiac tissues

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 18-26

  Gourdie, Robert G ^a   Kubalak, Steven ^a   Mikawa, Takashi ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

CELL FATE; CHICKEN; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PACING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0033039216     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-1738(98)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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