Gap junctions in gastrointestinal muscle contain multiple connexins

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 2 44-2, 2001, Pages

  Wang, Y F ^a   Daniel, E E ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coupling; Gap junction composition; Inhibitory neurotransmission; Interstitial cells of Cajal as pacemakers; Slow waves

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; ILEUM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STOMACH MUSCLE;

EID: 0034880633     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.2.g533     Document Type: Article

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