Connexin domains relevant to the chemical gating of gap junction channels

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 577-590

  Peracchia, C ^a   Wang, X G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calmodulin; Cell junctions; Cell cell interaction; Gap junctions; Membrane channels

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; THREONINE;

ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNELS; THREONINE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0031132747     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000500003     Document Type: Article

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