Paradigm Shifts in Cardiovascular Research From Caenorhabditis elegans Muscle

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 201-209

  Epstein, Henry F ^a   Benian, Guy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; CULLIN; MYOSIN; PERLECAN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MEI 1; PROTEIN UNC 45; PROTEIN UNC 52; PROTEIN UNC 89; PROTEIN UNC 95; PROTEIN UNC 97; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL INTERACTION; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MUSCLE; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SARCOMERE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; UNC 54 GENE; UNC 89 GENE; UNC 95 GENE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CYTOSKELETON; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MUSCLES; MUTATION; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; SARCOMERES;

EID: 84869053122     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: 18732615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2012.07.021     Document Type: Review

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