Sex differences in cardiomyocyte connexin43 expression

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-39

  Stauffer, Brian L ^a,b,c   Sobus, Rebecca D ^a   Sucharov, Carmen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

adult rat ventricular myocyte; gender; micro RNA 1; phenylephrine; phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 1; PHENYLEPHRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79960432563     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31821b70b4     Document Type: Article

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