Mechanical stimulation of gap junctions in bone osteocytes is mediated by prostaglandin E2

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 8, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 283-288

  Jiang, Jean X ^a   Cheng, Benxu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Fluid flow; Gap junctions; Osteocyte like MLO Y4 cells; PGE2

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDOMETACIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPOSURE; FLUID FLOW; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035754499     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419060109080738     Document Type: Article

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