Differentiation of human fetal osteoblastic cells and gap junctional intercellular communication

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 2 47-2, 2000, Pages

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

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Bone; Connexin; Osteocalcin; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; OSTEOCALCIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS CELL; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034095163     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.278.2.c315     Document Type: Article

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