Engineering biosynthetic excitable tissues from unexcitable cells for electrophysiological and cell therapy studies

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kirkton, Robert D ^a   Bursac, Nenad ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RAT; TISSUE ENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CELL LINE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEART; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID;

ION CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CELL LINE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEART; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PLASMIDS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE THERAPY;

EID: 79955904731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1302     Document Type: Article

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