Gap junctions in vascular tissues. Evaluating the role of intercellular communication in the modulation of vasomotor tone.

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Published in Circ Res on October 01, 1996

Authors

G J Christ1, D C Spray, M el-Sabban, L K Moore, P R Brink

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. christ@aecom.yu.edu

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