Expression of connexin 37, 40, and 43 mRNA and protein in renal preglomerular arterioles

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 479-487

  Arensbak, Birgitte ^a   Mikkelsen, Hanne B ^a   Gustafsson, Finn ^a   Christensen, Thorkil ^a   Holstein Rathlou, Niels Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Connexins; Immunofluorescence; RT PCR; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; IRON OXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOMERULUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALIA; GLOMERULUS;

EID: 0034925078     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004180100275     Document Type: Article

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