Gap junction expression and cell proliferation in differentiating cultures of Cx43 KO mouse hepatocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 4 44-4, 2001, Pages

  Kojima, Takashi ^a   Fort, Alfredo ^a   Tao, Mingyuan ^a   Yamamoto, Masao ^b   Spray, David C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connexin26; Connexin32; Knockout mice

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CYTOCHALASIN B; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; LUCIFER YELLOW; MESSENGER RNA; NOCODAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIVER CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034796366     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.4.g1004     Document Type: Article

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