Dynamic changes in connexin expression correlate with key events in the wound healing process

Cell Biology International

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 525-541

  Coutinho, Petula ^a   Qiu, Cindy ^a   Frank, Stefanie ^a   Tamber, Kamaldeep ^a   Becker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Connexin; Dermis; Epidermis; Gap junctions; Skin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMIS; DOWN REGULATION; DYNAMICS; EPIDERMIS; GAP JUNCTION; HEALING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WOUND HEALING;

MURINAE;

EID: 0038724475     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1065-6995(03)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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