The behavior of cells during the evaluation of gap junctional intercellular communication by metabolic cooperation assay

Neoplasma

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Vitek J A ^a  

^a Research Institute of Child Health Brno   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

cell behavior; dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate; ethylene glycol; gap junctional intercellular communication; metabolic cooperation assay; minimum or maximum duration of metabolic cooperation assay

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRAIN V 79; CONTROLLED STUDY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029886799     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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