Dedifferentiation of atrial myocytes during atrial fibrillation: Role of fibroblast proliferation in vitro

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-52

  Rücker Martin, Catherine ^a   Pecker, Françoise ^b   Godreau, David ^c   Hatem, Stéphane N ^c  

^a CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Atrial function; Fibrosis; Histo(patho)logy; Myocytes; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA ACTININ; ANTIBODY; CALCIUM ION; CONNECTIN; DESMIN; EPITOPE; FURA 2; GLYCOGEN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SARCOMERE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTININ; ACTINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FURA-2; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; SARCOMERES; VENTRICULAR MYOSINS;

EID: 0036274190     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00338-3     Document Type: Article

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