Gap junctions in Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 409-422

  Weng, Xing He ^a   Piermarini, Peter M ^a   Yamahiro, Atsuko ^a   Yu, Ming Jiun ^b   Aneshansley, Daniel J ^c   Beyenbach, Klaus W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP; Cable analysis; Circuit analysis; Electrical coupling; Gap junction resistance; Innexin; Malpighian tubule; Yellow fever mosquito

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; CALCIMYCIN; INSECT PROTEIN; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; LUCIFER YELLOW; MESSENGER RNA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMPEDANCE; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; DINITROPHENOLS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AEDES AEGYPTI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 40449108290     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.011213     Document Type: Article

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