Increasing gap junctional coupling: a tool for dissecting the role of gap junctions.

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Increasing gap junctional coupling: a tool for dissecting the role of gap junctions. / Axelsen, Lene Nygaard; Haugan, Ketil; Stahlhut, Martin; Kjølbye, Anne-Louise; Hennan, James K; Petersen, Jørgen Søberg; Nielsen, Morten Schak; Holstein-Rathlou, N.-H.

In: Journal of Membrane Biology, Vol. 216, No. 1, 2007, p. 23-35.

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Axelsen, LN, Haugan, K, Stahlhut, M, Kjølbye, A-L, Hennan, JK, Petersen, JS, Nielsen, MS & Holstein-Rathlou, N-H 2007, 'Increasing gap junctional coupling: a tool for dissecting the role of gap junctions.', Journal of Membrane Biology, vol. 216, no. 1, pp. 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-007-9026-z

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Axelsen, L. N., Haugan, K., Stahlhut, M., Kjølbye, A-L., Hennan, J. K., Petersen, J. S., Nielsen, M. S., & Holstein-Rathlou, N-H. (2007). Increasing gap junctional coupling: a tool for dissecting the role of gap junctions. Journal of Membrane Biology, 216(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-007-9026-z

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Axelsen LN, Haugan K, Stahlhut M, Kjølbye A-L, Hennan JK, Petersen JS et al. Increasing gap junctional coupling: a tool for dissecting the role of gap junctions. Journal of Membrane Biology. 2007;216(1):23-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-007-9026-z

Author

Axelsen, Lene Nygaard ; Haugan, Ketil ; Stahlhut, Martin ; Kjølbye, Anne-Louise ; Hennan, James K ; Petersen, Jørgen Søberg ; Nielsen, Morten Schak ; Holstein-Rathlou, N.-H. / Increasing gap junctional coupling: a tool for dissecting the role of gap junctions. In: Journal of Membrane Biology. 2007 ; Vol. 216, No. 1. pp. 23-35.

Bibtex

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