Connexins and M3 muscarinic receptors contribute to heterogeneous Ca signaling in mouse aortic endothelium

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 166-178

  Boittin, François Xavier ^a   Alonso, Florian ^b   Le Gal, Loïc ^b   Allagnat, Florent ^b   Bény, Jean Louis ^a   Haefliger, Jacques Antoine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory of Experimental Medicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aorta; Calcium; Connexin; Endothelium; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBENOXOLONE; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; OCTANOL; SURAMIN; CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL CELL; AORTA STRIP; AORTIC ENDOTHELIUM; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL SPREADING; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE MOUSE;

MUS;

EID: 84873606091     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: 14219778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343358     Document Type: Article

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