Gap junctions and connexin expression in human suburothelial interstitial cells

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 118-129

  Sui, G P ^b   Rothery, S ^a   Dupont, E ^a   Fry, C H ^b   Severs, N J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Urology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Human bladder; Myofibroblasts

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; DESMIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE SECTION; UROTHELIUM;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CONNEXIN 43; DESMIN; FIBROBLASTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; URETHRA; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0036068849     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02834.x     Document Type: Article

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