Inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication by tumor promoters in connexin43 and connexin32-expressing liver cells: Cell specificity and role of protein kinase C

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 169-175

  Ren, Ping ^a   Mehta, Parmender P ^b,c   Ruch, Randall J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISINDOLYLMALEIMIDE; CHLORPHENOTANE; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; LUCIFER YELLOW; PHENOBARBITAL; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; TUMOR PROMOTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; INTERNALIZATION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DDT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; LIVER; PHENOBARBITAL; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RNA, MESSENGER; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031819436     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/19.1.169     Document Type: Article

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