Expression of Kir2.1 and Kir6.2 transgenes under the control of the α-MHC promoter in the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes in transgenic mice

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 855-867

  Dobrzynski, H ^a   Billeter, R ^d   Greener, I D ^d   Tellez, J O ^a   Chandler, N J ^a   Flagg, T P ^b   Nichols, C G ^b   Lopatin, A N ^c   Boyett, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conduction system; K+ channels; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR2.1; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR6.2; ION CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN ALPHA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SINUS NODE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCARDIUM; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SINOATRIAL NODE; TRANSGENES;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33750378700     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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