A review of the current state of pannexin channels as they relate to the blood vessel wall
Pannexin proteins comprise a family of channels whose sole function, to date, is the release of nucleotides (e.g., adenosine 5'-triphosphate [ATP] and uridine 5′-triphosphate [UTP]). With purinergic signaling being such a prevalent form of cellular communication, it is hard to image why a chann...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2017;volume=37;issue=5;spage=179;epage=185;aulast=Isakson |