 Gap Junctions
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Connections between cells which allow passage of small molecules and electric current. Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between cell membranes. The variety in the properties of gap junctions is reflected in the number of CONNEXINS, the family of proteins which form the junctions.
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D017629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.149.165.420.471
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| Concept/Terms |
Gap Junctions- Gap Junctions
- Gap Junction
- Junction, Gap
- Junctions, Gap
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gap Junctions" by people in Profiles.
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Conrad JC. Quantifying collective behavior in mammalian cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 15; 109(20):7591-2.
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Mills SL, Xia XB, Hoshi H, Firth SI, Rice ME, Frishman LJ, Marshak DW. Dopaminergic modulation of tracer coupling in a ganglion-amacrine cell network. Vis Neurosci. 2007 Jul-Aug; 24(4):593-608.
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Sokoya EM, Burns AR, Marrelli SP, Chen J. Myoendothelial gap junction frequency does not account for sex differences in EDHF responses in rat MCA. Microvasc Res. 2007 Jul; 74(1):39-44.
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Sokoya EM, Burns AR, Setiawan CT, Coleman HA, Parkington HC, Tare M. Evidence for the involvement of myoendothelial gap junctions in EDHF-mediated relaxation in the rat middle cerebral artery. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2006 Jul; 291(1):H385-93.
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Doughty MJ, Seabert W, Bergmanson JP, Blocker Y. A descriptive and quantitative study of the keratocytes of the corneal stroma of albino rabbits using transmission electron microscopy. Tissue Cell. 2001 Aug; 33(4):408-22.
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Al-Ubaidi MR, White TW, Ripps H, Poras I, Avner P, Gomès D, Bruzzone R. Functional properties, developmental regulation, and chromosomal localization of murine connexin36, a gap-junctional protein expressed preferentially in retina and brain. J Neurosci Res. 2000 Mar 15; 59(6):813-26.
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O'Brien J, Bruzzone R, White TW, Al-Ubaidi MR, Ripps H. Cloning and expression of two related connexins from the perch retina define a distinct subgroup of the connexin family. J Neurosci. 1998 Oct 01; 18(19):7625-37.
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