Heterogeneous expression of gap junction channels in the heart leads to conduction defects and ventricular dysfunction

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1194-1199

  Gutstein, David E ^a   Morley, Gregory E ^a   Vaidya, Dhananjay ^b   Liu, Fangyu ^a   Chen, Franklin L ^a   Stuhlmann, Heidi ^c   Fishman, Glenn I ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Conduction; Contractility; Genes; Ion channels

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART EXCITATION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035806899     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3601.093990     Document Type: Article

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