Changes in the phosphorylation states of connexin43 in myoepithelial cells of lactating rat mammary glands

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-173

  Yamanaka, Ichiro ^a   Kuraoka, Akio ^a   Inai, Tetsuichiro ^a   Ishibashi, Tatsuro ^a   Shibata, Yosaburo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connexin; Lactation; Mammary glands; Myoepithelial cells; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LACTATION; MALE; MAMMARY GLAND; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031059839     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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