Intercalated disk remodeling in δ-sarcoglycan-deficient hamsters fed with an α-linolenic acid-enriched diet

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Masuelli, Laura ^a   Trono, Paola ^b   Marzocchella, Laura ^a   Mrozek, Marie Agnes ^b   Palumbo, Camilla ^b   Minieri, Marilena ^b   Carotenuto, Felicia ^b   Fiaccavento, Roberta ^b   Nardi, Alessandra ^b   Galvano, Fabio ^c   Di Nardo, Paolo ^b   Modesti, Andrea ^b   Bei, Roberto ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Diet; Intercalated disks; N cadherin catenin; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CONNEXIN 43; LINOLENIC ACID; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SARCOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FAT INTAKE; GAP JUNCTION; HAMSTER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 38949154818     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.21.1.41     Document Type: Article

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