Differential regulation of gap junctions by proinflammatory mediators in vitro

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2312-2316

  Hu, Jing ^a   Cotgreave, Ian A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

connexin; cytokines; inflammation; myoendothelial channels; vascular cell

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031009730     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119410     Document Type: Article

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