Not what you thought: How H + ions combine with taurine or other aminosulfonates to close Cx26 channels

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-380

  Bennett, Michael V L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; TAURINE;

HUMAN; METABOLISM; NOTE;

CONNEXINS; HUMANS; TAURINE;

EID: 80054031099     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201110711     Document Type: Note

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