Selectivity of connexin-specific gap junctions does not correlate with channel conductance.

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Published in Circ Res on December 01, 1995

Authors

R D Veenstra1, H Z Wang, D A Beblo, M G Chilton, A L Harris, E C Beyer, P R Brink

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse 13210, USA.

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