Gap junctions and hemichannels: communicating cell death in neurodevelopment and disease
Gap junctions and hemichannels: communicating cell death in neurodevelopment and disease
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Gap junctions are unique membrane channels that play a significant role in intercellular communication in the developing and mature central nervous system (CNS). These channels are composed of connexin proteins that oligomerize into hexamers to form connexons or hemichannels. Many different connexins are expressed in the CNS, with some specificity...
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Gap junctions and hemichannels: communicating cell death in neurodevelopment and disease
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5267333
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5267333
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1471-2121
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1471-2121
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10.1186/s12860-016-0120-x
