Hemichannels and intracellular signaling in bone cells

Cell function and survival are controlled by intracellular signals, and modulated by surrounding cells and the extracellular environment. Connexin channels participate in these processes by mediating cell-to-cell communication. In bone cells, gap junction channels were detected in the early 1970s, a...

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Main Author: Lilian Irene Plotkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00131/full