Comparative analysis and application of fluorescent protein-tagged connexins

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 263-272

  Laird, Dale W ^a   Jordan, Karen ^a   Thomas, Tamsin ^a   Qin, Hong ^a   Fistouris, Paulina ^a   Shao, Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connexins; Fluorescent proteins; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; LIFE CYCLE; PROTEINS;

CARBOXYL-TERMINAL; COMPARATIVE ANALYZES; CONNEXIN; CONNEXIN 43; FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FUSION PROTEINS; GAP-JUNCTIONS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIVING CELL; LUCIFER YELLOWS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

CONNEXIN 43; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT;

EID: 0035253802     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0029(20010201)52:3<263::AID-JEMT1012>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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