Modulatory effects of cAMP and PKC activation on gap junctional intercellular communication among thymic epithelial cells

BMC Cell Biology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nihei, Oscar K ^a   Fonseca, Paula C ^a   Rubim, Nara M ^a   Bonavita, Andre G ^a   Lyra, Jurandy S P O ^a,b   Neves dos Santos, Sandra ^a,c   de Carvalho, Antonio C C ^b   Spray, David C ^d   Savino, Wilson ^a   Alves, Luiz A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ADENOSINE; ADRENALIN; CALCEIN; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; DYE; FORSKOLIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; PHORBOL ESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CONTACT; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE; ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THYMUS;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; DOWN-REGULATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FORSKOLIN; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; PHORBOL ESTERS; PROTEIN KINASE C; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 77049091639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-11-3     Document Type: Article

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