Search Results - "Werdich, A."
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Primary contribution to zebrafish heart regeneration by gata4+ cardiomyocytes
Published in Nature (London) (25-03-2010)“…Cardiac regeneration Zebrafish are able to efficiently regenerate lost cardiac muscle, and is used as a model to understand why natural heart regeneration is…”
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Controlling the contractile strength of engineered cardiac muscle by hierarchal tissue architecture
Published in Biomaterials (01-08-2012)“…Abstract The heart is a muscular organ with a wrapping, laminar structure embedded with neural and vascular networks, collagen fibrils, fibroblasts, and…”
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Fine Mapping of the 1p36 Deletion Syndrome Identifies Mutation of PRDM16 as a Cause of Cardiomyopathy
Published in American journal of human genetics (11-07-2013)“…Deletion 1p36 syndrome is recognized as the most common terminal deletion syndrome. Here, we describe the loss of a gene within the deletion that is…”
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Rapid behavior-based identification of neuroactive small molecules in the zebrafish
Published in Nature Chemical Biology (01-03-2010)“…Despite the need for new psychoactive drugs, there are few robust approaches for discovering novel neuroactive molecules. Development of a behavior-based…”
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The regenerative capacity of zebrafish reverses cardiac failure caused by genetic cardiomyocyte depletion
Published in Development (Cambridge) (15-08-2011)“…Natural models of heart regeneration in lower vertebrates such as zebrafish are based on invasive surgeries causing mechanical injuries that are limited in…”
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Wnt11 patterns a myocardial electrical gradient through regulation of the L-type Ca2+ channel
Published in Nature (London) (12-08-2010)“…Signalling cardiac currents Many important biological processes, including the normal functioning of the heart, require an electrical gradient. The mechanisms…”
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Chamber identity programs drive early functional partitioning of the heart
Published in Nature communications (26-08-2015)“…The vertebrate heart muscle (myocardium) develops from the first heart field (FHF) and expands by adding second heart field (SHF) cells. While both lineages…”
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An infrared optical pacing system for screening cardiac electrophysiology in human cardiomyocytes
Published in PloS one (24-08-2017)“…Human cardiac myocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells (hCM) have invigorated interest in genetic disease mechanisms and cardiac safety testing; however,…”
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Ibuprofen and diclofenac impair the cardiovascular development of zebrafish (Danio rerio) at low concentrations
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-03-2020)“…The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ibuprofen and diclofenac are highly prescribed worldwide and their presence in aquatic system may pose a…”
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Differential pH measurements of metabolic cellular activity in nl culture volumes using microfabricated iridium oxide electrodes
Published in Biosensors & bioelectronics (15-02-2007)“…In this paper we describe a new approach to measure pH differences in microfluidic devices and demonstrated acidification rate measurements in on-chip cell…”
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Human cardiomyopathy mutations induce myocyte hyperplasia and activate hypertrophic pathways during cardiogenesis in zebrafish
Published in Disease models & mechanisms (01-05-2011)“…To assess the effects during cardiac development of mutations that cause human cardiomyopathy, we modeled a sarcomeric gene mutation in the embryonic…”
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Thin-film IrOx pH microelectrode for microfluidic-based microsystems
Published in Biosensors & bioelectronics (15-08-2005)“…Microsensors are valuable tools to monitor cell metabolism in cell culture volumes. The present research describes the fabrication and characterization of…”
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Rapid Zebrafish Behavioral Profiling Assay Accelerates the Identification of Environmental Neurodevelopmental Toxicants
Published in Environmental science & technology (02-02-2021)“…Rapid and cost-effective in vivo assays to screen potential environmental neurodevelopmental toxicants are necessary to address the limitations of in vitro…”
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Endocardial TRPC-6 Channels Act as Atrial Mechanosensors and Load-Dependent Modulators of Endocardial/Myocardial Cross-Talk
Published in JACC. Basic to translational science (01-10-2017)“…Visual Abstract…”
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Wnt11 patterns a myocardial electrical gradient through regulation of the L-type Ca(2+) channel
Published in Nature (London) (12-08-2010)“…Electrical gradients are critical for many biological processes, including the normal function of excitable tissues, left-right patterning, organogenesis and…”
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A microfluidic device to confine a single cardiac myocyte in a sub-nanoliter volume on planar microelectrodes for extracellular potential recordings
Published in Lab on a chip (01-01-2004)“…A hybrid chip is described which combines a microfluidic network fabricated in a silicone elastomer (PDMS) with planar microelectrodes. It was used to measure…”
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Hadp1, a newly identified pleckstrin homology domain protein, is required for cardiac contractility in zebrafish
Published in Disease models & mechanisms (01-09-2011)“…The vertebrate heart is one of the first organs to form, and its early function and morphogenesis are crucial for continued embryonic development. Here we…”
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Metastable Atrial State Underlies the Primary Genetic Substrate for MYL4 Mutation-Associated Atrial Fibrillation
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (28-01-2020)“…BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical arrhythmia and is associated with heart failure, stroke, and increased mortality. The…”
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Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and abnormal Ca2+ handling in very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase null mice
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-05-2007)“…Patients with mutations in the mitochondrial very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) gene are at risk for cardiomyopathy, myocardial dysfunction,…”
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Nkx genes establish second heart field cardiomyocyte progenitors at the arterial pole and pattern the venous pole through Isl1 repression
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-02-2018)“…is the most commonly mutated gene associated with human congenital heart defects (CHDs), with a predilection for cardiac pole abnormalities. This homeodomain…”
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