Intercellular Ca2+ signaling in alveolar epithelial cells through gap junctions and by extracellular ATP

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 2 24-2, 2001, Pages

  Isakson, Brant E ^a   Evans, W Howard ^b   Boitano, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine 5 triphosphate; Calcium; Cell communication; Connexins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; APYRASE; CALCIUM ION; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; CALCIUM; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STIMULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; APYRASE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034997332     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2001.280.2.l221     Document Type: Article

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