Connexins, junctional channels and cell-to-cell communication;Connexines, canaux jonctionnels et communications cellulaires

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 909-920

  Meda, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOPLASM; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0029743294     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4267/10608/848     Document Type: Review

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