Immunohistochemical analysis of connexin26 and 43 expression in the mouse alimentary tract

Folia Biologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 5-11

  Fiertak, Andrzej ^a   Semik, Danuta ^a   Kilarski, Wincenty M ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Connexin26; Connexin43; Gap junctions; Mouse alimentary tract

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DUODENUM MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; ILEUM MUCOSA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE;

EID: 0032837378     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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