Proteins and mechanisms regulating gap-junction assembly, internalization, and degradation

Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-116

  Thévenin, Anastasia F ^a   Kowal, Tia J ^a   Fong, John T ^a   Kells, Rachael M ^a   Fisher, Charles G ^a   Falk, Matthias M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEINS; PROTEOLYSIS;

EID: 84874614537     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00038.2012     Document Type: Review

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