Emerging role of microRNAs in cardiovascular biology

Circulation Research

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1225-1236

  Latronico, Michael V G ^a   Catalucci, Daniele ^a,b   Condorelli, Gianluigi ^a,b  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiovascular disease; Heart development; Heart failure; Hypertrophy; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 1; MICRORNA 133; MICRORNA 208; MICRORNA 21; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; BIOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GENE TARGETING; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICRORNAS;

EID: 37349042225     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.163147     Document Type: Review

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