The gap junction communication channel

Cell

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-388

  Kumar, Nalin M ^a   Gilula, Norton B ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; HEART DISEASE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

EID: 0030028301     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81282-9     Document Type: Review

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