Cells of the carotid body express connexin43 which is up-regulated by cAMP

Brain Research

Volumn 849, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 25-33

  Abudara, Verónica ^a   Garcés, Gladys ^b   Sáez, Juan C ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

cAMP; Cell cell communication; Connexin; Gap junction; Primary culture; Rat carotid body

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; DACTINOMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CAROTID BODY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032708653     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01946-0     Document Type: Article

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