Genetic and physiologic dissection of the vertebrate cardiac conduction system

PLoS Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1006-1019

  Chi, Neil C ^a,b   Shaw, Robin M ^a,b   Jungblut, Benno ^a   Huisken, Jan ^a   Ferrer, Tania ^c   Arnaout, Rima ^a,d   Scott, Ian ^e   Beis, Dimitris ^f   Xiao, Tong ^a   Baier, Herwig ^a   Jan, Lily Y ^a   Tristani Firouzi, Martin ^c,d   Stainier, Didier Y R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^f BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMICS; HOMEOBOX; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TCF2 GENE; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; SYNCOPE; VERTEBRATA;

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMICS; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 41149168873     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060109     Document Type: Article

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