Mutations in the sensitive giant titin result in a broken heart

Circulation Research

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-161

  Leinwand, Leslie A ^a   Tardiff, Jil C ^b,c   Gregorio, Carol C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN 3; CONNECTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CYTOSKELETON; EXON; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SARCOMERE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 84863682007     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/RES.0b013e3182635ca2     Document Type: Article

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