Expression and function of connexins in the epidermis, analyzed with transgenic mouse mutants

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 647-654

  Kretz, Markus ^a   Maass, Karen ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin43, epidermal permeability barrier; Gap junctions; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 31; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN REGULATION; EPIDERMIS; GAP JUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INJURY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UPREGULATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 12344301871     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00422     Document Type: Article

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