Gap junctions were initially defined by their morphology in transmission electron
micrographs, where they appear as very close appositions of membranes of adjacent cells …

The transfer of ions and small molecules between animal cells is generally thought to be
mediated by protein structures in the plasma membranes called gap junctions. These may …

This study was conducted to assess the effects of chemical carcinogens on the gap junction-
mediated intercellular communication in cultured mammalian cells. The method of scrape …

Intercellular communication most likely plays a significant coordinating role in
morphogenesis. Blockage of a specific type of intercellular communication, that mediated by …

The gap junction, a membrane specialization found in most growing and mature metazoan
tissues, is the site of dynamic cell-to-cell channels permeable to inorganic ions and small …

Junctional conductance between the epidermal cells of the beetle Tenebrio molitor is raised
after exposure to the hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone and lowered reversibly by exposure to …

Intercellular communication (IC) mediated by gap junctions (gj) occurs during embryonal
development and appears to be important for normal differentiation through the exchange of …

During the evolution of single-celled organisms to multicellular metazoans, a family of highly
conserved genes coding for proteins (connexins), which as hexameric units (connexons) …

Embryonic development requires extensive interaction between cells; cell-to-cell
communication through gap junctions may be one mechanism involved. Much correlative …

A large fraction of chemicals observed to cause cancer in experimental animals is devoid of
mutagenic activity. It is therefore of importance to develop methods that can be used to …