Evidence for heterozygous abnormalities of the elastin gene (Eln) affecting the quantity of vocal fold elastic fibers: A pilot study

Journal of Voice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Watts, Christopher R ^a   Knutsen, Russell H ^b   Ciliberto, Christopher ^b   Mecham, Robert P ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic fibers; Elastin; Genes; Larynx; Penetics; Voice

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; ELASTIC FIBER; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINA PROPRIA; LARYNX; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VOCAL CORD; WILD TYPE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTIN; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 79951953803     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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