Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of survivin causes global cardiac conduction defects

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Schrickel, Jan Wilko ^a   Lickfett, Lars ^a   Lewalter, Thorsten ^b   Tiemann, Klaus ^b   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Baba, Hideo ^c   Heusch, Gerd ^c   Schulz, Rainer ^d   Levkau, Bodo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Isarklinikum Munich   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Arrhythmia; Cardiac conduction; Cardiomyocyte number; Connexin43; Heart failure; Survivin

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; SURVIVIN;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; GAP JUNCTION; GENE DELETION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; PLOIDY; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SINUS NODE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 84866048221     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: 14351803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00395-012-0299-8     Document Type: Article

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