Reversible inhibition of gap junctional communication by tamoxifen in cultured cardiac myocytes

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 434, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-116

  Verrecchia, Franck ^a   Hervé, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anti oestrogen compounds; Diffusional coupling; Intracellular calcium; Photobleaching; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; NAFOXIDINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART; RATS; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 0030937859     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050370     Document Type: Article

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