Gap junction localization and connexin expression in cytochemically identified endothelial cells of arterial tissue

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 539-550

  Yeh, Hung I ^a   Dupont, Emmanuel ^a   Coppen, Steven ^a   Rothery, Stephen ^a   Severs, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

artery; confocal microscopy; connexins; endothelium; gap junctions; heart; human; rat

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; ENDOCARDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030909330     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549704500406     Document Type: Article

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