Cardiac connexins: Genes to nexus

Advances in Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-17

  Duffy, Heather S ^a,b   Fort, Alfredo G ^a   Spray, David C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30.2, MOUSE; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MICE; MYOCARDIUM; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33744502658     PISSN: 00652326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000092550     Document Type: Review

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