Critical role of phosphodiesterase 2A in mouse congenital heart defects
Author(s) -
Maria Rita Assenza,
Federica Barbagallo,
Florencia Barrios,
Marisa Cornacchione,
Federica Campolo,
E. Vivarelli,
Daniele Gianfrilli,
Luigi Auletta,
Andrea Soricelli,
Andrea M. Isidori,
Andrea Lenzi,
Manuela Pellegrini,
Fabio Naro
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvy030
Subject(s) - phosphodiesterase , medicine , cardiology , endocrinology , biology , enzyme , biochemistry
Phosphodiesterase 2 A (Pde2A), a cAMP-hydrolysing enzyme, is essential for mouse development; however, the cause of Pde2A knockout embryonic lethality is unknown. To understand whether Pde2A plays a role in cardiac development, hearts of Pde2A deficient embryos were analysed at different stage of development.
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