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Abstract
Connexin proteins make intercellular channels - gap junctions - which provide a direct pathway for cell-cell signaling in vertebrates. Studies of mice lacking connexin genes have demonstrated the need for intercellular transfer of messenger molecules and are uncovering the specific functions of each connexin.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9197229 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00169-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834