High-resolution electrophysiological assessment of human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes: A novel in vitro model for the study of conduction

Circulation Research

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 659-661

  Kehat, Izhak ^a   Gepstein, Amira ^a   Spira, Alon ^a   Itskovitz Eldor, Joseph ^a   Gepstein, Lior ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conduction; Embryonic stem cells; Gap junctions; Mapping

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45;

ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STEM CELL; SYNCYTIUM; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0037131206     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000039084.30342.9B     Document Type: Article

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