Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems
Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
; Braz. j. med. biol. res;33(4): 365-8, Apr. 2000. ilus
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| ID: lil-258178
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ABSTRACT
Gap junctions are clusters of intercellular channels directly connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells. These channels are formed by proteins named connexins and are present in all metazoan organisms where they serve diverse functions ranging from control of cell growth and differentiation to electric conduction in excitable tissues. In this overview we describe the presence of connexins in the cardiovascular and lympho-hematopoietic systems giving the reader a summary of the topics to be covered throughout this edition and a historical perspective of the discovery of gap junctions in the immune system
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Junções Comunicantes
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Conexinas
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Imunidade Celular
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Miocárdio
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Congress and conference
País de publicação:
Brasil