Blockade of connexin 43 expression by stable transfection of antisense cDNA in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells

Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-281

  Liao, Y ^a   Duling, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033817544     PISSN: 10872906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/108729000421457     Document Type: Article

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