The role of titin in the modulation of cardiac function and its pathophysiological implications

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 332-339

  Castro Ferreira, Ricardo ^a   Fontes Carvalho, Ricardo ^a   Falcão Pires, Inês ^a   Leite Moreira, Adelino F ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atrial myosins; Cardiomyopathy; Dilated; Heart failure; Protein isoforms

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; ISOPROTEIN;

AORTA STENOSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE TENSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MACROMOLECULE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SARCOMERE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MYOCARDIUM; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN KINASES; SARCOMERES;

EID: 79957900597     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2011005000023     Document Type: Review

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