The gap junction: a channel for multiple functions?

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 444-453

  BRUZZONE, R ^a   MEDA, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell coupling; heptanol.; insulin; membrane channels; molecular cloning; perfused pancreas; secretion amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HEPTANOL; INSULIN;

CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PANCREAS PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALCOHOLS; AMYLASES; ANIMAL; INSULIN; INSULIN ANTAGONISTS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PANCREAS; RATS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023680541     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1988.tb01038.x     Document Type: Review

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