Formation of functional gap junctions in amniotic fluid-derived stem cells induced by transmembrane co-culture with neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 774-781

  Connell, Jennifer Petsche ^a   Augustini, Emily ^a   Moise, Kenneth J ^b,c   Johnson, Anthony ^b,c   Jacot, Jeffrey G ^a,c  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cardiac; Connexin 43; Differentiation; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

CALSEQUESTRIN; CALSEQUESTRIN 2, RAT; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 43 PROTEIN, RAT; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; TROPONIN T;

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STEM CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALSEQUESTRIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CONNEXIN 43; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART VENTRICLES; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; TROPONIN T;

RATTUS;

EID: 84879498104     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12056     Document Type: Article

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