Physiological levels of melatonin enhance gap junction communication in primary cultures of mouse hepatocytes

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Blackman, C F ^a   Andrews, P W ^b   Ubeda, A ^c   Wang, X ^d   House, D E ^a   Trillo, M A ^c   Pimentel, M E ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye coupling; Gap junctions; Intercellular communication; Melatonin; Primary hepatocytes

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; GAP JUNCTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEPATOCYTES; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034937972     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010980112946     Document Type: Article

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