In vitro reestablishment of cell-cell contacts in adult rat cardiomyocytes. Functional role of transmembrane components in the formation of new intercalated disk-like cell contacts

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Eppenberger, Hans M ^a   Zuppinger, Christian ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocytes; Gap junction; GFP; N cadherin

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SIZE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032896831     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.9001.s83     Document Type: Article

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