Heteromeric Gap Junction Channels in Rat Hepatocytes in Which the Expression of Connexin26 is Induced

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-300

  Lee, Myoung Jin ^a   Rhee, Seung K ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Connexin; Dye coupling; Gap Junction Channel; Hepatocyte; Lucifer Yellow

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; LUCIFER YELLOW;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIMERIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PH; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES; CONNEXINS; DIMERIZATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOQUINOLINES; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032580869     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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