"Connexin 43" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 43-kDa peptide which is a member of the connexin family of gap junction proteins. Connexin 43 is a product of a gene in the alpha class of connexin genes (the alpha-1 gene). It was first isolated from mammalian heart, but is widespread in the body including the brain.
| Descriptor ID |
D018031
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.585.250.200
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Connexin 43" by people in Profiles.
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Adrenomedullin improves fertility and promotes pinopodes and cell junctions in the peri-implantation endometrium. Biol Reprod. 2017 Sep 01; 97(3):466-477.
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Differential effects of Ca(2+) on bisphosphonate-induced growth inhibition in breast cancer and mesothelioma cells. Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Mar 15; 559(1):21-31.
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Establishment of an osteocyte-like cell line, MLO-Y4. J Bone Miner Res. 1997 Dec; 12(12):2014-23.