The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1178-1186 , November 2008

Transgenic model of cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma formation

  • Christiane Köbbert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Leibniz Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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  • Christa Möllmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Leibniz Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Michael Schäfers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Sven Hermann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Hideo A. Baba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
    • ,
  • Andreas Hoffmeier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Günter Breithardt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Leibniz Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans H. Scheld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Gabriele Weissen–Plenz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Leibniz Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Jürgen R. Sindermann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Leibniz Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jürgen R. Sindermann, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, 48149 Münster, Germany.

Received 16 December 2007 ,Revised 18 February 2008 ,Accepted 20 April 2008.

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 This work has been supported in part by an “Innovative Medical Research” grant of the University of Münster.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01056-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1178-1186 , November 2008

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