Quantification of Connexin43 Gap Junctions in Porcine Myometrium by Confocal Microscopy and Stereology

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-38

  Romek, M ^a   Karasinski, J ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOMETRIUM;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 78751489386     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01539.x     Document Type: Article

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