The role of microRNAs in cardiac development and regenerative capacity

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 310, Issue 5, 2016, Pages H528-H541

  Katz, Michael G ^a,b   Fargnoli, Anthony S ^a   Kendle, Andrew P ^a   Hajjar, Roger J ^b   Bridges, Charles R ^a  

^a Levine Cancer Institute   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac regeneration; Heart development; Heart failure; MicroRNA; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PRI MICORNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARDIAC MUSCLE CELL; CARDIAC STEM CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TISSUE REGENERATION; ANIMAL; CARDIAC MUSCLE; GENETICS; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MORPHOGENESIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84978928250     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00181.2015     Document Type: Review

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