Sequence-specific antibodies to connexins block intercellular calcium signaling through gap junctions

Cell Calcium

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Boitano, Scott ^a   Dirksen, Ellen R ^b   Evans, W Howard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALCIUM ION; CONNEXIN 32; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0031947223     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4160(98)90069-0     Document Type: Article

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