Presence of functional gap junctions in human embryonic stem cells

Stem Cells

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 883-889

  Wong, Raymond C B ^a   Pébay, Alice ^a   Nguyen, Linh T V ^a   Koh, Karen L L ^a   Pera, Martin F ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Connexin 45; Gap junction; Human embryonic stem cells

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE C;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 8644286440     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.22-6-883     Document Type: Article

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