Differential endothelial gap junction expression in venous vessels exposed to different hemodynamics

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1083-1092

  Chang, Chi Jen ^a   Wu, Lung Sheng ^a   Hsu, Lung An ^a   Chang, Gwo Jyh ^a   Chen, Chin Fen ^a   Yeh, Hung I ^b   Ko, Yu Shien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Hemodynamic stress; Vein

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTOCAVAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXINS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

FISTULA; RATTUS;

EID: 78650144766     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2010.956425     Document Type: Article

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