ACTH and adrenocortical gap junctions

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 240-246

  Murray, Sandra A ^a   Davis, Kevin ^a   Gay, Vernon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Connexin; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; PROTEINS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTICAL; ADRENAL GLAND; CELL-CELL COMMUNICATIONS; CONNEXIN; CONNEXIN 43; CORTICAL FUNCTIONS; GAP JUNCTION CHANNELS; GAP-JUNCTIONS; SMALL MOLECULES;

CELL PROLIFERATION;

CONNEXIN 43; CORTICOTROPIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL; MOLECULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; ZONA FASCICULATA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037809327     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10332     Document Type: Review

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