Article Published: 03 November 2013 Regulation of interneuron excitability by gap junction coupling with principal cells Pierre F Apostolides & Laurence O Trussell Nature Neuroscience 16, 1764 ...

"Connexin 43 has been shown to be in the uterus in many animal systems – cows and pigs and rodents and humans," Laws said. "But this is the first time that it's been shown to be critical for ...

The animation shows the main events in gap junction assembly—from the synthesis of gap junction proteins, called connexins, to the opening of the channels, allowing ions and small molecules to ...

Many forms of heart disease are associated with decreased gap junction coupling, and these changes predispose to abnormal heartbeats, which can be lethal. Robin Shaw and colleagues, at the ...

During a severe heart attack many heart muscle cells die and are replaced by scar tissue to stabilize the heart wall.

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...