Non-coding RNAs: The "dark matter" of cardiovascular pathophysiology

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 19987-20018

  Iaconetti, Claudio ^a   Gareri, Clarice ^a   Polimeni, Alberto ^a   Indolfi, Ciro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart pathophysiology; Long non coding RNA; MicroRNA; Non coding RNA; Vascular development; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MICRORNA 1; MICRORNA 133; MICRORNA 143; MICRORNA 145; MICRORNA 195; MICRORNA 378; MICRORNA 98; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; THYROID HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ANGIOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART VALVE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84885361567     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms141019987     Document Type: Review

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