Intercalated discs: Multiple proteins perform multiple functions in non-failing and failing human hearts

Biophysical Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-49

  Estigoy, Colleen B ^a   Pontén, Fredrik ^b   Odeberg, Jacob ^c   Herbert, Benjamin ^d   Guilhaus, Michael ^e   Charleston, Michael ^a   Ho, Joshua W K ^a,f   Cameron, Darryl ^a   dos Remedios, Cristobal G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac intercalated disc; Changes in disease; Functional protein groups; Human heart; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349665019     PISSN: 18672450     EISSN: 18672469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12551-008-0007-y     Document Type: Review

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