Effect of dihydrofolate reductase gene knock-down on the expression of heart and neural crest derivatives expressed transcript 2 in zebrafish cardiac development

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1166-1171

  Sun, Shu Na ^a   Gui, Yong Hao ^a   Wang, Yue Xiang ^a   Qian, Lin Xi ^a   Jiang, Qiu ^a   Liu, Dong ^a   Song, Hou Yan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Development; Folic acid; Heart; Heart and neural crest derivatives expressed transcript 2 protein; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HAND2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 34547577593     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200707010-00010     Document Type: Article

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