Expression of gap junctional protein connexins in human nasal epithelium, and its contribution to intercellular calcium signalling

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Hama, Takemitsu ^a   Oyamada, Masahito ^a   Dejima, Kenji ^a   Takenaka, Hiroshi ^b   Takamatsu, Tetsuro ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium wave; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Connexin; Gap junction; Human nasal epithelial cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034014977     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.33.23     Document Type: Article

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