Connexin26 is responsible for anionic molecule permeability in the cochlea for intercellular signalling and metabolic communications
Zhao H. Connexin26 is responsible for anionic molecule permeability in the cochlea for intercellular signalling and metabolic communications. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 21: 1859-1868. PMID: 15869481, PMCID: PMC2548270, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04031.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAffinity LabelsAnimalsAnionsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCalciumCationsCell CommunicationCell CountCell Membrane PermeabilityCells, CulturedCochleaConnexin 26ConnexinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsFluorescent DyesGap JunctionsGlycyrrhetinic AcidGuinea PigsIntracellular MembranesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProadifenPyridoxal PhosphateSpectrometry, FluorescenceTime FactorsConceptsCharge selectivityLarge pore sizeCationic fluorescent dyeIntercellular signalingAnionic dyesDye sizeGap junctionsMetabolic communicationPore sizeMolecule permeabilityMolecular permeabilitySelectivityEnergy moleculesCationic probePassage of ionsFluorescent dyeGap junctional permeabilityMoleculesCochlear sensory epitheliumDyeCochlear gap junctions