In vivo analysis of undocked connexin43 gap junction hemichannels in ovarian granulosa cells

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 4016-4024

  Tong, Dan ^a,b   Li, Tony Y ^a,b   Naus, Kathryn E ^a,b   Bai, Donglin ^a   Kidder, Gerald M ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folliculogenesis; Oogenesis; Undocked connexons

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CONNEXIN 43; CYSTEINE; DIVALENT CATION; RETROVIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GRAFT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; WILD TYPE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; COLORING AGENTS; CONNEXIN 43; CYSTEINE; DOGS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 37249031021     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.011775     Document Type: Article

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