A new in vitro model for agonist-induced communication between microvascular endothelial cells

Microvascular Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 222-231

  Ouellette, Yves ^a,b   Lidington, Darcy ^a,b   Naus, Christian G ^a,b   Tyml, Karel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Endothelial cell; Gap junctions; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

6 CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CONNEXIN 43; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROVASCULATURE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0033746527     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.2000.2263     Document Type: Article

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