Downregulation of Rho associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase 1 in the process of delayed myocardialization of cardiac proximal outflow tract septum in connexin 43 knockout mice embryo

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2021-2027

  Qi, Chun hua ^a   Zhao, Xiao qing ^a   Ma, Duan ^b   Ma, Xiao jing ^a   Zhou, Guo min ^c   Huang, Guo ying ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiac malformation; Connexin43; Gene expression; Gene knockout; Rho kinase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; RHO ASSOCIATED COILED COIL FORMING PROTEIN KINASE 1; RHO KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; HEART; HEART SEPTUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MYOCARDIUM; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES;

EID: 79960032170     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.13.018     Document Type: Article

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