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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2000-04-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000400001 |