The benzene metabolite trans,trans-muconaldehyde blocks gap junction intercellular communication by cross-linking connexin43

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 232, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-468

  Rivedal, Edgar ^a   Leithe, Edward ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benzene; Cancer; Connexin43; Gap junctions; Glutaraldehyde; Muconaldehyde

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CONNEXIN 43; FORMALDEHYDE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MUCONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; GAP JUNCTION; HEMATOPOIESIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; RING OPENING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; BENZENE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FORMALDEHYDE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUTARAL; RATS;

EID: 53449094126     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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