Formation of the sinus node head and differentiation of sinus node myocardium are independently regulated by Tbx18 and Tbx3

Circulation Research

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 388-397

  Wiese, Cornelia ^a   Grieskamp, Thomas ^b   Airik, Rannar ^b   Mommersteeg, Mathilda T M ^a   Gardiwal, Ajmal ^b   De Gier De Vries, Corrie ^a   Schuster Gossler, Karin ^b   Moorman, Antoon F M ^a   Kispert, Andreas ^b   Christoffels, Vincent M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cx43; Hcn4; Heart development; Progenitors; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 18; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CONNEXIN 40; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; TBX18 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TBX3 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; HEART; HEART ATRIA; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCARDIUM; SINOATRIAL NODE; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS;

EID: 61949215108     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.187062     Document Type: Article

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