Effects of hyperglycemia and protein kinase C on connexin43 expression in cultured rat retinal pigment epithelial cells

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-40

  Malfait, M ^a   Gomez, P ^a   Van Veen, T A B ^b   Parys, J B ^a   De Smedt, H ^a   Vereecke, J ^a   Himpens, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junctions; Hyperglycemic conditions; Phosphorylation; Protein kinase C; Retinal pigment epithelia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GAP JUNCTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RAT;

EID: 0035338111     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s0023200100082     Document Type: Article

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