Connexin diversity and gap junction regulation by pHi

Developmental Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 123-136

  Francis, David ^a   Stergiopoulos, Kathleen ^a   Ek Vitorín, José F ^a   Feng, Li Cao ^a   Taffet, Steven M ^a   Delmar, Mario ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Fluorophore; Heterotypic gap junction; pH(i); Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033042714     PISSN: 0192253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6408(1999)24:1/2<123::AID-DVG12>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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