Changes in phosphorylation of connexin43 in rats during acute myocardial hypoxia and effects of antiarrhythmic peptide on the phosphorylation

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-244

  Wang, Rong ^a   Zhang, Cuntai ^a   Ruan, Yanfei ^a   Liu, Nian ^a   Wang, Lin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic peptide; Connexin43; Hypoxia; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC PEPTIDE; CONNEXIN 43; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CONNEXIN 43; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34547301316     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-007-0306-8     Document Type: Article

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