Effect of ginseng saponin on gap junction channel reconstituted with connexin32

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 264-268

  Hong, Eun Jung ^a   Huh, Keun ^a   Rhee, Seung Keun ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Connexin32; Gap junction channel; Ginseng; Reconstitution; Sucrose permeability; Triton X 100

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042464252     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976238     Document Type: Article

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