Isolation and characterization of a novel connexin gene, cx-60, in porcine ovarian follicles

Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 320-329

  Itahana, Koji ^a,b   Tanaka, Toshiaki ^a   Morikazu, Yoko ^a,c   Komatu, Saori ^a   Ishida, Norihiro ^a   Takeya, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO   (Japan)

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EID: 85011457829     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.139.1.5665     Document Type: Article

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