Gap junction proteins and their role in spinal cord injury
Gap junctions are specialized intercellular communication channels that are formed by two hexameric connexin hemichannels, one provided by each of the two adjacent cells. Gap junctions and hemichannels play an important role in regulating cellular metabolism, signaling and functions in both normal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2014.00102/full |