Co-expression of lens fiber connexins modifies hemi-gap-junctional channel behavior

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 198-206

  Ebihara, Lisa ^a   Xu, X ^a   Oberti, C ^a   Beyer, E C ^b   Berthoud, V M ^b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; LENS FIBER; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0032952351     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77189-4     Document Type: Article

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