Connexin45 gap junction channels in rat cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 5 50-5, 2001, Pages

  Li, Xing ^a   Simard, J Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap junctions; Patch clamp; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CONNEXIN 45; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0035200003     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.5.h1890     Document Type: Article

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