Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 395-404 , March 2009

CELF-mediated alternative splicing is required for cardiac function during early, but not later, postnatal life

  • Fulvia Terenzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave. NC10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Kyle R. Brimacombe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave. NC10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • ,
  • Marc S. Penn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • ,
  • Andrea N. Ladd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave. NC10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 216 445 3870; fax: +1 216 444 9404.

Received 22 August 2008 ,Revised 11 October 2008 ,Accepted 30 October 2008.

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PII: S0022-2828(08)01400-4

doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.10.030

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 395-404 , March 2009

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