Inducible Cx40-Cre expression in the cardiac conduction system and arterial endothelial cells

Genesis

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-91

  Beyer, Sabrina ^a   Kelly, Robert G ^a   Miquerol, Lucile ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Conduction system; Connexin 40; Cre recombinase; Cre reporter; Endothelial cells; R26R; RFP reporter; Tamoxifen induction.; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CONNEXIN 40; CRE RECOMBINASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; CONNEXINS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE ORDER; GENE TARGETING; GENES, REPORTER; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PREGNANCY; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; TAMOXIFEN;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 79951849378     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20687     Document Type: Article

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