Cx40 and Cx43 expression ratio influences heteromeric/heterotypic gap junction channel properties

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 6 51-6, 2002, Pages

  Trevor Cottrell, G ^a   Wu, Yan ^a   Burt, Janis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; Dye permeability; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; DYE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHANNEL GATING; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036083484     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00484.2001     Document Type: Article

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