Estimation of the effective intercellular diffusion coefficient in cell monolayers coupled by gap junctions

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 222-232

  Olesen, Niels Erik ^a   Hofgaard, Johannes P ^a   Holstein Rathlou, Niels Henrik ^a   Nielsen, Morten Schak ^a   Jacobsen, Jens Christian Brings ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cellular coupling; Connexin; Dye diffusion; Gap junction; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MIGRATION; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAP JUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNEXIN 43; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; ISOQUINOLINES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; RATS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84861192103     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: 18790720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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