Gap junction protein expression and cellularity: Comparison of immature and adult equine digital tendons

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 325-334

  Stanley, Rachael L ^a   Fleck, Roland A ^b   Becker, David L ^c   Goodship, Allen E ^c   Ralphs, Jim R ^d   Patterson Kane, Janet C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Connexins (Cx); Gap junctions; Horses; Immunofluorescence; Tendons

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLEXOR TENDON; GAP JUNCTION; HORSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE GROWTH;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FORELIMB; HORSES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34548534614     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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