Connexin30-mediated intercellular communication plays an essential role in epithelial repair in the cochlea

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1703-1712

  Forge, Andrew ^a   Jagger, Daniel J ^a   Kelly, John J ^a,b   Taylor, Ruth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Connexin; Cx30; Gap junction; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL LOSS; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTI ORGAN; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DELETION; GJB6 GENE; HAIR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COCHLEA; CONNEXIN; CX30; GAP JUNCTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; COCHLEA; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84877969487     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.125476     Document Type: Article

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