Cadmium-induced alterations of connexin expression in the promotion stage of in vitro two-stage transformation

Toxicology

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 117-127

  Fang, Ming Zhu ^a   Mar, Woong Cheon ^a   Cho, Myung Haing ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cell transformation; Connexin (Cx); Gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC); N methyl N nitro N nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CADMIUM; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

EID: 0035925581     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(01)00344-4     Document Type: Article

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