Enhancement of gap junctional intercellular communication by dibutyryl cyclic AMP in lung epithelial cells

Anticancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6 B, 1996, Pages 3715-3720

  Banoub, Rita W ^a   Fernstrom, Martha ^a   Malkinson, Alvin M ^b   Ruch, Randall J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phenotype; Differentiation; Growth; Intercellular junctions

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; BUCLADESINE; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG CANCER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; EPITHELIUM; GAP JUNCTIONS; LUNG; MICE; PHOSPHORYLATION;

EID: 0030485337     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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