Comparison of connexin expression patterns in the developing mouse heart and human foetal heart

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 121-127

  Coppen, Steven R ^a   Kaba, Riyaz A ^a   Halliday, Deborah ^a   Dupont, Emmanuel ^a   Skepper, Jeremy N ^b   Elneil, Suzy ^c   Severs, Nicholas J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connexins; Embryonic development; Gap junctions; Intercellular communication

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; GENE FUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HELA CELL; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PURKINJE FIBER; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL HEART; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0037286898     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021150014764     Document Type: Article

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