Absence of Msx2 does not affect cardiac conduction or rescue conduction defects associated with Nkx2-5 mutation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-85

  Jay, Patrick Y ^a,c   Maguire, Colin T ^a   Wakimoto, Hiroko ^a   Izumo, Seigo ^b   Berul, Charles I ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction defect; Conduction system development; Mouse model; Msx2; Nks2 5

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIS BUNDLE; HYPOPLASIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 12844286825     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.04365.x     Document Type: Article

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