Implication of connexins 40 and 43 in functional coupling between mouse cardiac fibroblasts in primary culture

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2097-2104

  Louault, Claire ^a   Benamer, Najate ^a   Faivre, Jean François ^a   Potreau, Daniel ^a   Bescond, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac fibroblast; Connexin40; Connexin43; Gap junction communication

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FIBROBLASTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MICE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 52049126184     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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