Junctional Intercellular Communication: the Cell-to-cell Membrane Channel.

Junctional intercellular communication: the cell-to-cell membrane channel.W R LoewensteinW R LoewensteinPublished Online:01 Oct 1981https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1981.61.4.829MoreSectionsPDF (14 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByGlial Connexins and Pannexins in the Healthy and Diseased BrainChristian Giaume, Christian C. Naus, Juan C. 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