A novel role for connexin hemichannel in oxidative stress and smoking-induced cell injury.

Oxidative stress is linked to many pathological conditions, including ischemia, atherosclerosis and neurodegenerative disorders. The molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress induced pathophysiology and cell death are currently poorly understood. Our present work demonstrates that oxidative stress in...

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Main Authors: Srinivasan Ramachandran, Lai-Hua Xie, Scott A John, Shankar Subramaniam, Ratnesh Lal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1933596?pdf=render