Connexin43 (GJA1) is required in the population of dividing cells during fin regeneration

Developmental Biology

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 541-548

  Hoptak Solga, Angela D ^a   Nielsen, Sarah ^a   Jain, Isha ^a   Thummel, Ryan ^b   Hyde, David R ^b   Iovine, M Kathryn ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone growth; Cell proliferation; Cx43; GJIC; Regeneration; short fin; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; GAP JUNCTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 43049145037     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.02.051     Document Type: Article

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