The role of gap junctional intercellular communication in disease;De rol van intercellulaire communicatie via 'gap junctions' bij ziekte

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 147, Issue 50, 2003, Pages 2463-2466

  Vinken, M ^a   Vanhaecke, T ^a   Rogiers, V ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATARACT; CELL COMMUNICATION; DRUG TARGETING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATARACT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0346258107     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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