N-Cadherin: Structure, function and importance in the formation of new intercalated disc-like cell contacts in cardiomyocytes

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 251-257

  Zuppinger, C ^a   Eppenberger Eberhardt, M ^a   Eppenberger, H M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocytes; Green fluorescent protein; Implantation; Intercalated disc; N cadherin

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOSKELETON; HEART CELL CULTURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RATS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033712289     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009809520194     Document Type: Review

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