Chronic hypertension alters the expression of Cx43 in cardiovascular muscle cells
Connexin43 (Cx43), the predominant gap junction protein of muscle cells in vessels and heart, is involved in the control of cell-to-cell communication and is thought to modulate the contractility of the vascular wall and the electrical coupling of cardiac myocytes. We have investigated the effects o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2000-01-01
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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=S0100-879X2000000400009 |