PMID- 10980677
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20001212
LR  - 20191104
IS  - 0924-3860 (Print)
IS  - 0924-3860 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 4
DP  - 2000 Oct
TI  - Connexins in salivary glands.
PG  - 257-61
AB  - Connexins (Cxs) make up a family of gap junction structural proteins that form 
      hexameric assemblies in the plasma membranes of adjacent cells that interact to 
      form intercellular channels. It has been demonstrated that many kinds of CXs are 
      differentially expressed in a variety of tissues; however, there have been only a 
      few studies of CX expression in rat salivary glands. The co-localization of CX26 
      and 32 was examined in the parotid glands. Double immunofluorescence revealed 
      that CX26 and 32 were present in the same gap junction. Double immuno-electron 
      microscopy showed co-localization of both CX26 and 32 on the same gap junctional 
      membranes between acinar cells. These results suggest that CX26 and 32 may 
      participate in regulation of secretory function and permeability of acinar cells 
      in the rat parotid glands.
FAU - Shimono, M
AU  - Shimono M
AD  - Department of Pathology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan. shimono@tdc.ac.jp
FAU - Young Lee, C
AU  - Young Lee C
FAU - Matsuzaki, H
AU  - Matsuzaki H
FAU - Ishikawa, H
AU  - Ishikawa H
FAU - Inoue, T
AU  - Inoue T
FAU - Hashimoto, S
AU  - Hashimoto S
FAU - Muramatsu, T
AU  - Muramatsu T
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Eur J Morphol
JT  - European journal of morphology
JID - 9011462
RN  - 0 (Connexins)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Connexins/*metabolism
MH  - *Gap Junctions
MH  - Microscopy, Immunoelectron
MH  - Rats
MH  - Salivary Glands/*metabolism/*ultrastructure
EDAT- 2000/09/12 11:00
MHDA- 2001/02/28 10:01
CRDT- 2000/09/12 11:00
PHST- 2000/09/12 11:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/02/28 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2000/09/12 11:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1076/0924-3860(200010)38:4;1-o;ft257 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Morphol. 2000 Oct;38(4):257-61. doi: 
      10.1076/0924-3860(200010)38:4;1-o;ft257.