Pannexins form gap junctions with electrophysiological and pharmacological properties distinct from connexins

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Sahu, Giriraj ^a,b   Sukumaran, Sunitha ^a   Bera, Amal Kanti ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; CATION; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; PANX1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PANX3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CELL LINE; CHO CELL LINE; CRICETULUS; DRUG EFFECTS; GAP JUNCTION; GLYCOSYLATION; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ANIONS; CATIONS; CELL LINE; CHO CELLS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CRICETULUS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLYCOSYLATION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84901049274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04955     Document Type: Article

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