Connexin43 expression levels influence intercellular coupling and cell proliferation of native murine cardiac fibroblasts

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-303

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Kanter, Evelyn M ^a   Laing, James G ^a   Aprhys, Colette ^b   Johns, David C ^b   Kardami, Elissavet ^c   Yamada, Kathryn A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac fibroblast; Connexin; Cx43; Cx45; Murine; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; FIBROBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEART FIBROBLAST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HEART VENTRICLES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PHOSPHORYLATION;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 55849087602     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15419060802198736     Document Type: Article

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