Gap junctional intercellular communication in the mouse ovarian follicle

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 219, Issue , 1999, Pages 226-240

  Goodenough, Daniel A ^a   Simon, Alex M ^a   Paul, David L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE TARGETING; GRANULOSA CELLS; MEIOSIS; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032604740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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