PKCγ, role in lens differentiation and gap junction coupling

Current Eye Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 620-631

  Das, Satyabrata ^a   Wang, Huan ^b   Molina, Samuel A ^a   Martinez Wittinghan, Francisco J ^b   Jena, Snehalata ^a   Bossmann, Leonie K ^a   Miller, Kendra A ^a   Mathias, Richard T ^b   Takemoto, Dolores J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Connexin 46; Impedance; Lens; PKC KO mice; Protein Kinase C gamma

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 46; PROTEIN KINASE C GAMMA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONDUCTANCE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IMPEDANCE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE C; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79958752340     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2011.573899     Document Type: Article

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