Properties of gap junction channels formed by Cx46 alone and in combination with Cx50

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1954-1966

  Hopperstad, Matthew G ^a   Srinivas, Miduturu ^a   Spray, David C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033808250     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76444-7     Document Type: Article

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