Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems
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 elec...
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doaj-1fe9fab804b54631affb17219675307f2020-11-24T20:53:59ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research0100-879X1414-431X2000-04-0133436536810.1590/S0100-879X2000000400001Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systemsR. RozentalA.C. Campos-de-CarvalhoD.C. SprayGap 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000400001gap junctionscardiovascular systemimmune systemconnexins |
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R. Rozental A.C. Campos-de-Carvalho D.C. Spray Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research gap junctions cardiovascular system immune system connexins |
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Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems |
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Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems |
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Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems |
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Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems |
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Gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems |
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gap junctions in the cardiovascular and immune systems |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica |
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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0100-879X 1414-431X |
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2000-04-01 |
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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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