Gap junction intercellular communication and benzene toxicity

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 229-232

  Rivedal, Edgar ^a   Witz, Gisela ^b   Leithe, Edward ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Cancer; Connexin43; Gap junctions; Hematopoiesis; Muconaldehyde

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CONNEXIN 43; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MUCONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HEMATOPOIESIS; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; RAT; RING OPENING;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; BENZENE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; LIVER; RATS;

EID: 77950627413     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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