Editorial: Cx30 in the sinus node of murine heart: Just one connexin more, or more? Evidence for a construction principle?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-8

  Dhein, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJB6 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

BODY SIZE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ORGANELLE; EDITORIAL; HEART; HEART RATE; HEART SIZE; LIFESPAN; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SINUS NODE; ANIMAL; MOUSE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; HEART RATE; MICE; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 72049133465     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp351     Document Type: Editorial

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