Connexin-caused genetic diseases and corresponding mouse models

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-295

  Dobrowolski, Radoslaw ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 31; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 46; CONNEXIN 47; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN CONNEXIN 30.3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATARACT; GAP JUNCTION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MYELIN DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OCULODENTODIGITAL SYNDROME; PELIZEUS MERZBACHER LIKE DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; X LINKED CHARCOT MARIE TOOTH;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

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EID: 58149092631     PISSN: 15230864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2128     Document Type: Review

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