Overexpression of connexin 43 in skeletal myoblasts: Relevance to cell transplantation to the heart

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 759-766

  Suzuki, Ken ^a   Brand, Nigel J ^a   Allen, Sean ^a   Khan, Mahboob A ^a   Farrell, Aldo O ^a   Murtuza, Bari ^a   El Oakley, Reida ^a   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CONNEXIN 43; CREATINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFER; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART FAILURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0035497306     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.116210     Document Type: Article

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