Increased Cx43 and angiogenesis in exercised mouse hearts

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 749-755

  Bellafiore, Marianna ^a   Sivverini, G ^a   Palumbo, D ^a   Macaluso, F ^a   Bianco, A ^a   Palma, A ^a   Farina, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillary area; Endurance training; Gap junctions; Heart hypertrophy; Interstitial connective tissue; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; VIMENTIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRAINING; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CARDIOMEGALY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; MICE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 34548682549     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964899     Document Type: Article

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