Correlation of expression of connexin mRNA isoforms with degree of cellular differentiation

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 4, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 223-235

  Rosenberg, Elizabeth ^a,e   Faris, Ronald A ^b   Spray, David C ^a   Monfils, Barbara ^b   Abreu, Sergio ^f   Danishefsky, Isidore ^c   Reid, Lola M ^a,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FETAL ANTIGEN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HEPARIN; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SERUM; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPARIN; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0030478637     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419069609010768     Document Type: Article

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