Remodeling of gap junctions in ischemic and nonischemic forms of heart disease

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Saffitz, Jeffrey E ^a   Hames, Kiyomi Yamada ^a   Kanno, Shigeto ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Heart disease; Ischemia

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL JUNCTION; DESMOSOME; ELECTRICITY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA;

EID: 36248947234     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9031-2     Document Type: Review

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