Gender-related differences in ion-channel and transporter subunit expression in non-diseased human hearts

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 639-646

  Gaborit, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Varro, Andras ^d,e   Le Bouter, Sabrina ^a,b,c   Szuts, Viktoria ^e   Escande, Denis ^a,b,c   Nattel, Stanley ^f   Demolombe, Sophie ^a,b,c  

^a L INSTITUT DU THORAX   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^f MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Ion channels; Long QT syndrome; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CALMODULIN; CONNEXIN 43; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR6.2; ION CHANNEL; KV CHANNEL INTERACTING PROTEIN; KV CHANNEL INTERACTING PROTEIN 2; PHOSPHOLAMBAN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNE1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KIR2.3; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.4; PROTEIN IRX3; PROTEIN IRX5; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HEART; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONNEXIN 43; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ION CHANNELS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

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EID: 77956178351     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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