Mechanical stimulation initiates cell-to-cell calcium signaling in ovine lens epithelial cells

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 355-365

  Churchill, Grant C ^a   Atkinson, Michael M ^a   Louis, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium wave; Cataract; Epithelium; Gap junction; Intercellular communication; Intracellular calcium; Ion channel; Lens; Mechanical stimulation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; GADOLINIUM; LANTHANUM; NICKEL; THAPSIGARGIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EYE; GAP JUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030059561     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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