Altered expression of dystrophin within the thoracic aorta in coarctation

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-74

  Vatta, Matteo ^a,b   Chang, Anthony C ^a   McMahon, Colin J ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aorta; Cytoskeleton; Endothelial function

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AORTA ARCH ANOMALY; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA MEDIA; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; VASCULARIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; DYSTROPHIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR;

EID: 18244362091     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105000144     Document Type: Article

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