首页 | 本学科首页   官方微博 | 高级检索  
     检索      


Intercellular dye-coupling in intestinal smooth muscle. Are gap junctions required for intercellular coupling?
Authors:O Zamir  M Hanani
Institution:(1) Laboratory of Experimental Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, 91240 Jerusalem, (Israel)
Abstract:Summary The dye Lucifer Yellow was injected into single smooth muscle cells in the guinea pig small intestine in order to study intercellular coupling. Dye-coupling was observed in both the circular and longitudinal muscle layers and was markedly reduced when the intercellular pH was lowered. These results suggest the presence of gap junctions among intestinal muscle cells, but are inconsistent with previous ultrastructural studies that failed to demonstrate such junctions in the longitudinal muscle.
Keywords:Gap junctions  dye-coupling  Lucifer Yellow  intestine  smooth muscle
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录!
设为首页 | 免责声明 | 关于勤云 | 加入收藏

Copyright©北京勤云科技发展有限公司  京ICP备09084417号