Specificity in the participation of connexin proteins in flow-induced endothelial gap junction communication

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 465, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1293-1302

  Ebong, Eno E ^a,b   Depaola, Natacha ^a,c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Disturbed flow; Endothelial cells; Endothelial type nitric oxide synthase; Gap junctional communication

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN SPECIFIC MIMETIC PEPTIDE INHIBITOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PEPTIDOMIMETIC AGENT; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CELL ASSAY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTACT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYE TRANSFER ASSAY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNEXINS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84883203657     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1245-9     Document Type: Article

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