Regulation of cardiovascular connexins by mechanical forces and junctions.

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Published in Cardiovasc Res on April 23, 2013

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Merlijn J Meens1, Anna Pfenniger, Brenda R Kwak, Mario Delmar

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1: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Foundation for Medical Research, University of Geneva, 2nd floor, 64 Avenue de Roseraie, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

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