Importance of molecular configuration in gap junctional permeability

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1293-1300

  Cieniewicz, Anne M ^a   Woodruff, Richard I ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexon; Innexon; Intercellular communication; Oncopeltus

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN;

CALCIUM; CYTOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PROTEIN; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; OOCYTE; PERMEABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HETEROPTERA; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROINJECTIONS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OOCYTES; PERMEABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

HEXAPODA; ONCOPELTUS;

EID: 50249117145     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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