Upregulation of gap junction protein connexin43 in alveolar epithelial cells of rats with radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 419-424

  Kasper, Michael ^a   Traub, Otto ^b   Reimann, Thomas ^a   Bjermer, Leif ^c   Großmann, Heinz ^a   Müller, Martin ^a   Wenzel, Klaus Wolfgang ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKERATIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029801810     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02473301     Document Type: Article

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