Quantitative determination of gap junctional permeability in the lens cortex

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-102

  Eckert, R ^a   Adams, B ^b   Kistler, J ^a   Donaldson, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diffusion modeling; Dye transfer; Gap junctions; Intercellular communication; Lens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSION; GAP JUNCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LENS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; RAT; THEORY;

ANIMALS; DEXTRANS; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; ISOQUINOLINES; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHODAMINES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032950354     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900521     Document Type: Article

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