Innexin Function: Minding the Gap Junction

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Norman, Kenneth R ^a   Maricq, Andres Villu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNC 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; UNC 9 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; UNC-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; UNC-9 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 34548474871     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.043     Document Type: Short Survey

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