Rho-kinase in development and heart failure: Insights from genetic models

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-304

  Shi, Jianjian ^a   Zhang, Lumin ^a   Wei, Lei ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic models; Heart failure; Rho kinase; ROCK

Indexed keywords

RHO KINASE; RHO KINASE 1; RHO KINASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES;

EID: 79953743688     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-9920-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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