Inducible gene deletion in the entire cardiac conduction system using Hcn4-CreERT2 BAC transgenic mice

Genesis

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 134-140

  Wu, Meng ^a   Peng, Siwu ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BAC; Cardiac conduction system; Hcn4 CreERT2; Inducible Cre line

Indexed keywords

BAC; CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HCN4-CREERT2; INDUCIBLE CRE LINE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VARIATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERPOLARIZATION-ACTIVATED CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CHANNELS; INTEGRASES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 84894237036     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22730     Document Type: Article

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