Connexin 43 remodeling induced by LMNA gene mutation Glu82Lys in familial dilated cardiomyopathy with atrial ventricular block

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1058-1062

  Sun, Li Ping ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Zhang, Yin Hui ^a   Pu, Jie Lin ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atrio ventricular block; Connexin 43; Lamin a c; Lmna mutations

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LAMIN A; LAMIN A C; LYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GAP JUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; LAMIN TYPE A; MUTATION; RATS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77951218389     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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