Normal differentiation of cultured lens cells after inhibition of gap junction-mediated intercellular communication

Developmental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-96

  Le, Anh Chi N ^a   Musil, Linda S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; LAMININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032396517     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9030     Document Type: Article

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