Increase in gap-junctional intercellular communications (GJIC) of normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF) on surfaces coated with high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (HMW HA)

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 541-547

  Park, Jeong Ung ^a   Tsuchiya, Toshie ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Gap junctional intercellular communication; Hyaluronic acid; Normal human dermal fibroblast; Scrape loading and dye transfer

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOLAYERS; TISSUE;

FIBROBLAST;

BIOMATERIALS;

DYE; HYALURONIC ACID; LUCIFER YELLOW; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; DERMIS; FIBROBLAST; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DERMIS; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; ISOQUINOLINES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 0037097144     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10171     Document Type: Article

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