Species-specific voltage-gating properties of connexin-45 junctions expressed in Xenopus oocytes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 757-769

  Barrio, Luis C ^a   Capel, Juan ^a   Jarillo, Jose A ^a   Castro, Carmen ^a   Revilla, Ana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CHICKEN; DEPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; ION CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030814751     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78108-6     Document Type: Article

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