Human articular chondrocytes express multiple gap junction proteins: Differential expression of connexins in normal and osteoarthritic cartilage

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1337-1346

  Mayan, Maria D ^a   Carpintero Fernandez, Paula ^a   Gago Fuentes, Raquel ^a   Martinez De Ilarduya, Oskar ^a,b   Wang, Hong Zhang ^c   Valiunas, Virginijus ^c   Brink, Peter ^c   Blanco, Francisco J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; CONNEXIN 46; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN;

EID: 84875137131     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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