Regulation of lens gap junctions by transforming growth factor beta

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1686-1697

  Boswell, Bruce A ^a   VanSlyke, Judy K ^a   Musil, Linda S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ARTICLE; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CHICK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNEXINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GAP JUNCTIONS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 77952329911     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E10-01-0055     Document Type: Article

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