Decreased intercellular dye-transfer and downregulation of non-ablated connexins in aortic endothelium deficient in connexin37 or connexin40

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2223-2236

  Simon, Alexander M ^a   McWhorter, Andrea R ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aorta; Connexin37; Connexin40; Endothelium; Gap junction; Intercellular communication

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM SALT DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL COMMUNICATION; COLORING AGENTS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038010467     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00429     Document Type: Review

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