Three-dimensional structure of the gap junction connexon

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 533-544

  Perkins, Guy ^a   Goodenough, Dan ^b   Sosinsky, Gina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXON; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031012580     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78693-4     Document Type: Article

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