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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Cell-cell coupling"”.
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Cellular-level mechanisms of polarity and their role in plant growth
Coordinated cell polarity fields are essential for plant and animal development. Several models have been proposed for how these cell polarity fields are established. However, it remains unclear how different models are related to each other and how coordinated cell polarity fields are generated. …
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Identifying factors that promote tensional homeostasis in endothelial cells
Various types of mammalian cells have an exceptional ability to adapt to externally applied mechanical stresses and strains. Because of this adaptation, cells can maintain their endogenous cytoskeletal stress at a preferred (homeostatic) state. This homeostasis of mechanical stress in cells, also …
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The Role of Gap Junctions in Congenital Diseases of the Heart
… several protein kinases that regulate myocardial cell-cell coupling. We hypothesized that mutations altering sites critical to this regulation would lead to functional or developmental abnormalities of the heart.</p> <p><strong>Methods.</strong> <em>Connexin43</em> DNA from 25 normal subjects and …
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Investigating the coordination of cardiac conduction and repolarization in ventricular myocardium
… either ephaptic (EpC) or gap junctional (GJ) coupling between cardiomyocytes can modulate cardiac conduction, repolarization, or the relationship between these two phenomena. Our lab has previously demonstrated that EpC can be modified in the ventricular epicardium using ionic and osmotic …