Gap junction- and hemichannel-independent actions of connexins

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1711, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 208-214

  Jiang, Jean X ^a   Gu, Sumin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Cell proliferation; Connexin; Gap junction and hemichannel independent; Tumorigenicity

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; WILD TYPE;

EID: 20444420130     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2004.10.001     Document Type: Review

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