Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Gap Junctions in the Cardiovascular System
View through CrossRef
Abstract
The sections in this article are:
Cardiovascular Gap Junction Proteins
Ultrastructural Features
Higher Resolution Through Projection Images
The Connexin Multigene Family
Connexin and Connexon Topology
Regional Connexin Expression in the Cardiovascular System
Why Are There Multiple Cardiovascular Connexins?
Macroscopic Organization of the Heart (Cables, Bricks, and Textures)
Gap Junction Organization within the Tissue
Modeling Tissue Connections
Optical Imaging of Patterned Cell Cultures
Microscopic and Macroscopic Discontinuities
Regulation of Gap Junction Expression, Formation, and Degradation
Life and Death of Gap Junctions
Long‐Term Changes in Gap Junction Expression
Transcriptional Regulation of Cardiac Gap Junction Genes
Functional Properties of Cardiovascular Gap Junctions
Cardiovascular Gap Junctions Are K
+
, Ca
2+
, and Second Messenger Channels
Biophysical Properties of Junctional Channels
Gating of Gap Junctional Channels by Transjunctional Voltage
Properties of Specific Connexins Expressed in Exogenous Systems
Properties of Gap Junctions Evaluated in Cardiovascular Cells
Gating of Gap Junctions by Other Stimuli
Genetic and Somatic Disease States in Which Gap Junction Expression or Function is Altered
Somatic Cardiac Abnormalities
Reversed Physiology: Inferring Gene Function from Its Absence in Knockout Mice
Title: Gap Junctions in the Cardiovascular System
Description:
Abstract
The sections in this article are:
Cardiovascular Gap Junction Proteins
Ultrastructural Features
Higher Resolution Through Projection Images
The Connexin Multigene Family
Connexin and Connexon Topology
Regional Connexin Expression in the Cardiovascular System
Why Are There Multiple Cardiovascular Connexins?
Macroscopic Organization of the Heart (Cables, Bricks, and Textures)
Gap Junction Organization within the Tissue
Modeling Tissue Connections
Optical Imaging of Patterned Cell Cultures
Microscopic and Macroscopic Discontinuities
Regulation of Gap Junction Expression, Formation, and Degradation
Life and Death of Gap Junctions
Long‐Term Changes in Gap Junction Expression
Transcriptional Regulation of Cardiac Gap Junction Genes
Functional Properties of Cardiovascular Gap Junctions
Cardiovascular Gap Junctions Are K
+
, Ca
2+
, and Second Messenger Channels
Biophysical Properties of Junctional Channels
Gating of Gap Junctional Channels by Transjunctional Voltage
Properties of Specific Connexins Expressed in Exogenous Systems
Properties of Gap Junctions Evaluated in Cardiovascular Cells
Gating of Gap Junctions by Other Stimuli
Genetic and Somatic Disease States in Which Gap Junction Expression or Function is Altered
Somatic Cardiac Abnormalities
Reversed Physiology: Inferring Gene Function from Its Absence in Knockout Mice.
Related Results
Tissue‐specific granularity of gap junction cytoplasmic surface revealed by rapid‐freeze, deep‐etch replicas
Tissue‐specific granularity of gap junction cytoplasmic surface revealed by rapid‐freeze, deep‐etch replicas
AbstractPrevious rapid‐freeze, deep‐etch replica studies have revealed the differences between heart and liver gap junctions; cytoplasmic surfaces of in situ and phenylmethylsulfno...
Organization of cell junctions in the peritoneal mesothelium
Organization of cell junctions in the peritoneal mesothelium
Intercellular junctions in the mesothelium of the visceral (mesentery and omentum), and parietal (diaphragm, pre-aortic, and iliac region) peritoneum were examined in rats and mice...
In vitro, rapid assembly of gap junctions is induced by cytoskeleton disruptors.
In vitro, rapid assembly of gap junctions is induced by cytoskeleton disruptors.
We report here rapid assembly of gap junctions in prostate epithelial cells in vitro. Assembly of gap junctions can be induced by incubation at 0 degrees C followed by incubation a...
Desmosome‐like junctions between sertoli‐sertoli and sertoli‐germ cells in the ovotestis of Arion hortensis (Mollusca: Pulmonata)
Desmosome‐like junctions between sertoli‐sertoli and sertoli‐germ cells in the ovotestis of Arion hortensis (Mollusca: Pulmonata)
AbstractThe ovotestis of Arion hortensis was investigated by electron microscopy, using serial ultrathin sections and freeze‐fracture. Desmosome‐like junctions between Sertoli‐Sert...
Endothelial cell‐to‐cell junctions
Endothelial cell‐to‐cell junctions
The endothelium forme the main barrier to the passage of macromolecules and circulating cells from blood to tissues. Endothelial permeability is in large part regulated by intercel...
Cardiovascular Malformations Among Preterm Infants
Cardiovascular Malformations Among Preterm Infants
Objective. Preterm birth and cardiovascular malformations are the 2 most common causes of neonatal and infant death, but there are no published population-based reports on the rela...
Intercellular Junctions in Rabbit Eye Ora Serrata
Intercellular Junctions in Rabbit Eye Ora Serrata
SummaryThe aim of this study was to describe and localize the intercellular junctions in the ora serrata region of albino and pigmented rabbit eyes. Eyes of albino and pigmented ra...
Gap Junctions Enhance the Antiproliferative Effect of MicroRNA‐124‐3p in Glioblastoma Cells
Gap Junctions Enhance the Antiproliferative Effect of MicroRNA‐124‐3p in Glioblastoma Cells
MicroRNA (miRNA) holds promise as a novel therapeutic tool for cancer treatment. However, the transfection efficiency of current delivery systems represents a bottleneck for clinic...

