Divide to survive: Myocardial regeneration and functional recovery after cell cycle activation in injured hearts

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Costa, Alexandre D T ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Parana   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D2; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; CYCLINE; DNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EDITORIAL; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGENERATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR MYOSINS;

EID: 41149163141     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvn026     Document Type: Editorial

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