Reciprocal expression of connexin 40 and 45 during phenotypical changes in renin-secreting cells

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kurt, Birguel ^a   Kurtz, Lisa ^a   Sequeira Lopez, Maria L ^b   Ariel Gomez, R ^b   Willecke, Klaus ^c   Wagner, Charlotte ^a   Kurtz, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gap junctional coupling

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CATECHOLAMINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 45; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; MESSENGER RNA; RENIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLOMERULUS; ISOLATED KIDNEY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN RELEASE;

EID: 79954525349     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00647.2010     Document Type: Article

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