The role of gap junctions in lacrimal acinar cells: The formation of tears

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 506 A, Issue , 2002, Pages 109-113

  Brink, Peter R ^a   Valiunas, Virginijus ^a   Moore, Leon ^a   Birzgalis, Aija ^a   Walcott, Benjamin ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; ION TRANSPORT; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LACRIMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036936571     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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