The effect of connexin43 on the level of vascular endothelial growth factor in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 515-522

  Pocrnich, Cady E ^a   Shao, Qing ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Feng, Mary M ^a   Harasym, Sarah ^a   Savage, Melissa ^a   Khimdas, Sarit ^a   Laird, Dale W ^a   Hutnik, Cindy M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age related maculardegeneration; Connexin43; Retinal pigment epithelium; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN; FLUFENAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN A; VEGFA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTIONAL INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUFENAMIC ACID; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RNA, MESSENGER; TERT-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84861316367     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-011-1871-x     Document Type: Article

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