Altered connexin expression in human congestive heart failure

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 359-371

  Dupont, Emmanuel ^a   Matsushita, Tsutomu ^a   Kaba, Riyaz A ^a   Vozzi, Cristina ^a   Coppen, Steven R ^a   Khan, Natasha ^a   Kaprielian, Raffi ^a   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a   Severs, Nicholas J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell communication; Gap junctions; Gene expression; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0034975483     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.2000.1308     Document Type: Article

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