Expression patterns of gap junctional proteins connexin 32 and 43 suggest new communication compartments in the gastrulating rabbit embryo

Differentiation

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 209-219

  Liptau, Henrike ^a   Viebahn, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EPITHELIUM; FROZEN SECTION; GASTRULATION; HYPOBLAST; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; TROPHOBLAST; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033376381     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1999.6540209.x     Document Type: Article

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