Octanol rapidly closes gap junction channels but its mechanism of action is not known. Because intracellular [H+], pH,, also affects the conductance of gap junctions, we studied octanol's effects on pH, in cultured rat astrocytes, which are highly coupled cells. Octanol(1 mh4) caused an acid shift i
Astrocytic gap junctions in the rat lateral hypothalamic area
β Scribed by Sipe, Jack C. ;Moore, Robert Y.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 514 KB
- Volume
- 185
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-276X
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