Biophysical properties of homomeric and heteromultimeric channels formed by cardiac connexins

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 276-286

  Moreno, Alonso P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gating; Heteromeric connexons; Oligomerization; Permeability; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINOBENZOIC ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HALOTHANE; ISOPROTEIN; QUININE; SPERMINE; VOLTAGE GATED CHANNEL FORMING PROTEIN;

ACIDIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHANNEL GATING; CONDUCTANCE; HEART; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; THEORY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 1942438935     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2004.03.003     Document Type: Review

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