Enhancement of connexin 43 expression increases proliferation and differentiation of an osteoblast-like cell line

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 397-407

  Gramsch, B ^a   Gabriel, H D ^a   Wiemann, M ^a   Grummer R ^a   Winterhager, E ^a   Bingmann, D ^a   Schirrmacher, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Electric coupling; Gap junctions; Osteoblast like cells; Proliferation; Transfection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0035298058     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2000.5145     Document Type: Article

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