The role of connexins in wound healing and repair: novel therapeutic approaches

Gap junctions are intercellular proteins responsible for mediating both electrical and biochemical coupling through the exchange of ions, second messengers and small metabolites. They are made of two connexons, with each (one) connexon supplied by each cell. A connexon consists of a hexamer of conne...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Wong, Teresa Tan, Catherine Chan, Victoria Laxton, Yin Wah Fiona Chan, Tong Liu, Jack Wong, Gary Tse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00596/full