Hypertension differentially affects the expression of the gap junction protein connexin43 in cardiac myocytes and aortic smooth muscle cells

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 432, Issue , 1997, Pages 71-82

  Haefliger, Jacques Antoine ^a   Castillo, Einar ^a   Waeber, Gérard ^a   Aubert, Jean François ^a   Nicod, Pascal ^a   Waeber, Bernard ^a   Meda, Paolo ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031457505     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5385-4_8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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