What do we learn from double Cx40/Cx45-deficient mice about cardiac morphogenetic defects and conduction abnormalities?

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 774-777

  Dobrzynski, Halina ^a   Boyett, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

CHANNEL GATING; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEREDITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; MICE; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 33750360232     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2006.08.014     Document Type: Editorial

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