Characteristics of gap junction channels in Schwann cells from wild-type and Connexin-Null mice

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 883, Issue , 1999, Pages 533-537

  Zhao, Shumin ^a   Fort, Alfredo ^a   Spray, David C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHWANN CELL;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; ION CHANNELS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 0033554367     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08630.x     Document Type: Article

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