Intra- and intercellular Ca2+ signaling in retinal pigment epithelial cells during mechanical stimulation

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Himpens, B ^a   Stalmans, P ^a   Gomez, P ^a   Malfait, M ^a   Vereecke, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calcium wave; Confocal imaging; Cytoplasm; Cytoskeleton; Gap junctions; Intercellular communication; Nucleo cytoplasmic gradient; Nucleus; Protein phosphorylation; RCS rats

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; KINETICS; LONG EVANS RAT; METABOLISM; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RAT; STIMULATION; ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUCOSE; KINETICS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 0032611031     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.9001.s63     Document Type: Article

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