Erratum: Characterization of connexin 30.3 and 43 in thymocytes (Immunology Letters (2004) 94: 1-2 (65-75) DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2004.03.019);Characterization of connexin 30.3 and 43 in thymocytes

Immunology Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 65-75

  Fonseca, Paula Candida ^a,b   Nihei, Oscar Kenji ^a,b   Urban Maldonado, Márcia ^c   Abreu, Simone ^b   De Carvalho, Antonio Carlos Campos ^b   Spray, David C ^c   Savino, Wilson ^a   Alves, Luiz Anastacio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; Gap junctions; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 30 3; CONNEXIN 31; CONNEXIN 31 1; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 33; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; CONNEXIN 46; CONNEXIN 50; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; THYMOCYTE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 3242686827     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2005.02.004     Document Type: Erratum

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