The severity of mammary gland developmental defects is linked to the overall functional status of Cx43 as revealed by genetically modified mice

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 449, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 401-413

  Stewart, Michael K G ^a   Gong, Xiang Qun ^a   Barr, Kevin J ^a   Bai, Donglin ^a   Fishman, Glenn I ^b   Laird, Dale W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Development; Gap junctional intercellular communication; Mammary gland; Milk ejection; Oculodentodigital dysplasia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAP JUNCTION; LACTATION DISORDER; MAMMARY GLAND FUNCTION; MILK EJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCULODENTODIGITAL SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EYE ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; GAP JUNCTIONS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LACTATION; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OXYTOCIN; POINT MUTATION; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNDACTYLY; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES;

MUS;

EID: 84871417958     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20121070     Document Type: Article

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