Chemical gating of heteromeric and heterotypic gap junction channels

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Wang, X G ^a   Peracchia, C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cell communication; Cell junctions; Channels; Chemical gating; Connexin

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL JUNCTION; CHANNEL GATING; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MUTAGENESIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032520849     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900354     Document Type: Article

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