Inhibition of calmodulin expression prevents low-pH-induced gap junction uncoupling in Xenopus oocytes

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 431, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 379-387

  Peracchia, Camillo ^a   Wang, Xiaoguang ^a   Li, Liqiong ^a   Peracchia, Lillian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisense oligonucleotides; Calcium; Cell coupling; Channel gating; Ruthenium red; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; RUTHENIUM RED;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL PH; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALMODULIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONNEXINS; EGTAZIC ACID; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ION CHANNEL GATING; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; OOCYTES; RNA, MESSENGER; RUTHENIUM RED; TIME FACTORS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029964362     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02207275     Document Type: Article

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