Quantitative analysis of ZO-1 colocalization with Cx43 gap junction plaques in cultures of rat neonatal cardiomyocytes

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 244-248

  Zhu, Ching ^a   Barker, Ralph J ^a   Hunter, Andrew W ^a   Zhang, Yuhua ^a   Jourdan, Jane ^a   Gourdie, Robert G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colocalization; Cx43; Gap junction; Heart; Quantitation; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; ZONULA OCCLUDENS 1 PROTEIN; ZONULA OCCLUDENS-1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 21044440344     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S143192760505049X     Document Type: Article

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