Alpha actin isoforms expression in human and rat adult cardiac conduction system

Differentiation

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-368

  Orlandi, Augusto ^a   Hao, Hiroyuki ^b   Ferlosio, Amedeo ^a   Clément, Sophie ^c   Hirota, Seiichi ^b   Spagnoli, Luigi Giusto ^a   Gabbiani, Giulio ^c   Chaponnier, Christine ^c  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actin isoforms; Ageing; Conductive system; Human myocardium; Phenotypic heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CALDESMON; CALPONIN; ISOPROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SINUS NODE;

ACTINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; SINOATRIAL NODE; YOUNG ADULT;

AVES; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 61649107184     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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