Regulation of cardiovascular connexins by mechanical forces and junctions

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 304-314

  Meens, Merlijn J ^a   Pfenniger, Anna ^b   Kwak, Brenda R ^a   Delmar, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Connexins; Gap junctions; Mechanotransduction

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; RENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CYTOPLASM; GAP JUNCTION; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEREDITARY HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STRESS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONNEXINS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MYOCARDIUM; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84879963293     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvt095     Document Type: Review

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