α-Actin isoform distribution in normal and failing human heart: A morphological, morphometric, and biochemical study

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-397

  Suurmeijer, Albert J H ^a   Clément, Sophie ^b   Francesconi, Arianna ^c   Bocchi, Leonardo ^b   Angelini, Annalisa ^d   Van Veldhuisen, Dirk J ^a   Spagnoli, Luigi Giusto ^c   Gabbiani, Giulio ^b   Orlandi, Augusto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiac actin; skeletal actin; smooth muscle actin; Heart development; Hypertrophy; Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ISOPROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART STRESS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SCAR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ACTINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 0037373133     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.1311     Document Type: Review

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