Opposing effects of nitric oxide on different connexins expressed in the vascular system

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 10, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 305-309

  Kameritsch, Petra ^a   Hoffmann, A ^a   Pohl, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexa Fluor488; Calcein; Cx37; Cx40; Dye injection; Gap junction permeability

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; FLUORESCENT DYE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD TYPE;

ALEXA;

EID: 0347126479     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/cac.10.4-6.305.309     Document Type: Article

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