Biophysical properties of mouse connexin30 gap junction channels studied in transfected human HeLa cells

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 519, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 631-644

  Valiunas, Virginijus ^a,c   Manthey, Dieter ^b   Vogel, Rolf ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^b   Weingart, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0033198518     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0631n.x     Document Type: Article

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