Physiological role of gap-junctional hemichannels: Extracellular calcium-dependent isosmotic volume regulation

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1063-1074

  Quist, Arjan Pieter ^a   Rhee, Seung Keun ^a,b   Lin, Hai ^a   Lal, Ratneshwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cell cell communication; Connexin43; Connexons; Scanning probe microscopy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOCHALASIN D; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; OLEAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL VOLUME; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RIGIDITY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CELL SIZE; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CYTOCHALASIN D; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FIBROBLASTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ION CHANNELS; MICE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; OLEIC ACIDS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RATS; WATER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034611012     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.148.5.1063     Document Type: Article

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