Development of the human heart

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1347-1371

  Sylva, Marc ^a   Van den Hoff, Maurice J B ^a   Moorman, Antoon F M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Development; Heart

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN TBX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEIN 2; TBX3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPICARDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MESODERM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMILUNAR VALVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINUS NODE; STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CELL LINEAGE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORONARY VESSELS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MICE; STEM CELLS; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS;

EID: 84899927246     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35896     Document Type: Article

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