| Literature DB >> 211417 |
T S Lawrence, W H Beers, N B Gilula.
Abstract
Rat ovarian granulosa cells and mouse myocardial cells respond to cell-specific hormones by cyclic AMP-dependent mechanisms. In coculture, these heterologous cells communicate by means of gap junctions. Exposure of the cocultures to a hormone specific for one cell type causes the heterologous cells to respond through a cell contact-dependent mechanism. These studies suggest that this cross-stimulation results from the intercellular communication of a mediator that is common to both cell types. The communicated mediator may be cyclic AMP.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 211417 DOI: 10.1038/272501a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962