Formation of cardiac fibers in Matrigel matrix

BioTechniques

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-348

  Bakunts, Karina ^a   Gillum, Nikki ^a   Karabekian, Zaruhi ^a   Sarvazyan, Narine ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATRIGEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERCALATED DISK; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; RAT; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SYNCYTIUM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART; LAMININ; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

RATTUS;

EID: 41849121950     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112682     Document Type: Article

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