RNA silencing: Small RNA-mediated posttranscriptional regulation of mRNA and the implications for heart electropathophysiology

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-237

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

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Excitability; Heart; MicroRNA; RNA silencing

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; DOFETILIDE; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MICRORNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; GENE SILENCING; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 59149104760     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01357.x     Document Type: Review

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