Drosophila melanogaster as a model system for the genetics of postnatal cardiac function

Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 117-123

  Wolf, Matthew J ^a   Rockman, Howard A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGING; INSECT GENOME; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

EID: 67651248265     PISSN: 17406757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmod.2009.02.002     Document Type: Review

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