Connexin hemichannels and cell-cell channels: comparison of properties

Connexin46 (Cx46) forms functional hemichannels in the absence of contact by an apposed hemichannel and we have used these hemichannels to study gating and permeation at the single channel level with high time resolution. Using both cell-attached and -excised patch configurations, we find that singl...

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Main Authors: V.K. Verselis, E.B. Trexler, F.F. Bukauskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000400003