Localization of connexin 26, 32 and 43 in rat parotid glands

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-216

  Lee, Chan Young ^a   Muramatsu, Takashi ^a   Shimono, Masaki ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acinar cell; Connexin; Gap junction; Myoepithelial cell; Parotid gland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345055807     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.31.211     Document Type: Article

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