Functional gap junctions between osteocytic and osteoblastic cells

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-217

  Yellowley, Clare E ^a,b   Li, Zhongyong ^a   Zhou, Zhiyi ^a   Jacobs, Christopher R ^a   Donahue, Henry J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Calcein; Cell cell communication; Connexin 43; Mechanotransduction

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCEIN; CALCIUM; CONNEXIN 43; FURA 2; LUCIFER YELLOW; MESSENGER RNA; OSTEOCALCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MATRIX; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; RNA ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033952126     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.2.209     Document Type: Article

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