A reduction of tropomyosin limits development of sarcomeric structures in cardiac mutant hearts of the Mexican axolotl

Cardiovascular Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 235-246

  Zajdel, Robert W ^a   Thurston, Harold ^a   Prayaga, Sastry ^a   Dube, Syamalima ^a   Poiesz, Bernard J ^a   Dube, Dipak K ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma mexicanum; Confocal microscopy; Development; Myofibril; Sarcomere

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ; MYOSIN; TROPOMYOSIN;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE MUTATION; HEART BEAT; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SARCOMERE; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

ACTININ; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENES, LETHAL; HEART; HEART DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; MYOFIBRILS; SARCOMERES; TISSUE FIXATION; TROPOMYOSIN;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM;

EID: 36949003703     PISSN: 15307905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12012-007-9000-0     Document Type: Article

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