Changes in gap junction distribution and connexin expression pattern during human fetal skin development

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1493-1500

  Arita, Ken ^a   Akiyama, Masashi ^a   Tsuji, Yukikoan ^a   McMillan, James R ^a   Eady, Robin A J ^b   Shimizu, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connexin 26; Connexin 43; Electron microscopy; Epidermis; Fetal skin; Gap junction; Morphogenesis; Periderm

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SECOND MESSENGER; SKIN;

EGA;

EID: 0036867273     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540205001109     Document Type: Article

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