Myocardial Cx43 expression in the cases of sudden death due to dilated cardiomyopathy

Forensic Science International

Volumn 162, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 170-173

  Chen, Xinshan ^a   Zhang, Yigu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Immunohistochemistry; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; DYE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 33748574527     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.044     Document Type: Article

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