Temporal changes in expression of connexin 43 after load-induced hypertrophy in vitro

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Bupha Intr, Tepmanas ^a,b   Haizlip, Kaylan M ^a   Janssen, Paul M L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Contractility; Gap junction; Rabbit; Trabeculae

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CADHERIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; SERINE; ZONULA OCCLUDENS 1 PROTEIN; ZONULA OCCLUDENS-1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RABBIT; ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; TIME; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CONNEXIN 43; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RABBITS; SERINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 64049083187     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01058.2008     Document Type: Article

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