Cell-Cell Communication in Heterocellular Cultures of Alveolar Epithelial Cells

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 552-561

  Isakson, Brant E ^b   Seedorf, Gregory J ^b   Lubman, Richard L ^b   Evans, W Howard ^b   Boitano, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APYRASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 1; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CONNEXINS; EPITHELIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0242288100     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2002-0281OC     Document Type: Article

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