Connexin43 ablation in foetal atrial myocytes decreases electrical coupling, partner connexins, and sodium current

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-65

  Desplantez, Thomas ^a   McCain, Megan L ^b   Beauchamp, Philippe ^a   Rigoli, Ghislaine ^a   Rothen Rutishauser, Barbara ^a   Parker, Kevin Kit ^b   Kleber, Andre G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial cell to cell coupling; Connexin; Cx43 ablation; Sodium current

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SODIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FETAL HEART; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART ATRIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84859018881     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs025     Document Type: Article

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