Gap junctions and cochlear homeostasis

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 177-186

  Zhao, H B ^a   Kikuchi, T ^b   Ngezahayo, A ^c   White, T W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Connexin; Deafness; Gap junction; Potassium; Supporting cell

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

CHANNEL GATING; COCHLEA; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; COCHLEA; CONNEXINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEARING LOSS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745073444     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0832-x     Document Type: Review

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