Rainbow trout gill epithelial cells in primary culture communicate through gap junctions as demonstrated by dye-coupling

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-292

  Sandbacka, M ^a   Lilius, H ^a   Enkvist, M O K ^a,b   Isomaa, B ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dye coupling; Gap junction; Gill epithelial cell; Lucifer yellow; Primary culture; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; TELEOST FISH;

EID: 0001472920     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007732715334     Document Type: Article

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