The Effects of Lipoproteins on Human Vascular Endothelial Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication

Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-132

  Liang, Yujia ^a   Zeng, Zhi ^a   Huang, Dejia ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Ren, Min ^a   Qiang, Ou ^a  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Endothelial cell; Gap junction; Lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 0034212113     PISSN: 02577712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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