Together and apart: Inhibition of DNA synthesis by connexin-43 and its relationship to transforming growth factor β

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 4 JUL, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jeyaraman, Maya M ^a   Fandrich, Robert R ^a   Kardami, Elissavet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocytes; Cell proliferation; Connexin 43; Phosphorylation; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

4 [4 (1,3 BENZODIOXOL 5 YL) 5 (2 PYRIDINYL) 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YL]BENZAMIDE; BROXURIDINE; CONNEXIN 43; DNA; SMAD2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84881573136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00090     Document Type: Article

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