The formation and function of the cardiac conduction system

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 197-210

  van Weerd, Jan Hendrik ^a   Christoffels, Vincent M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction system; Cardiac development; Gene regulation; Transcriptional network

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 84954506918     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.124883     Document Type: Review

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