Connexin channels, connexin mimetic peptides and ATP release

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 10, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 251-257

  Leybaert, Luc ^a   Braet, Katleen ^a   Vandamme, Wouter ^a   Cabooter, Liesbet ^a   Martin, Patricia E M ^b   Evans, W Howard ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATP release; Connexin hemichannels; Cytoplasmic calcium; Dye uptake; Gap junction channels; Zero extracellular calcium

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; FENAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; LANTHANIDE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0346496120     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/cac.10.4-6.251.257     Document Type: Article

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