Intercellular communication in cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 1 50-1, 2001, Pages

  Wang, Hong Zhan ^a   Day, Nancy ^a   Valcic, Mira ^a   Hsieh, Ken ^a   Serels, Scott ^a   Brink, Peter R ^b   Christ, George J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin40; Connexin43; Connexins; Internal mammary artery; Saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034811048     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.281.1.c75     Document Type: Article

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