Increased cNOS Accounts for Changes in Connexin Expression in Renal Arterioles During Diabetes
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2006
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Zhang, Jianhong (Annette)
Kawashima, Seinosuke
Yokoyama, Mitsuhiro
Huang, Paul L
Hill, Caryl
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John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Previous studies have shown that connexin (Cx) expression is considerably higher in the preglomerular compared to postglomerular vasculature and that these differences are accentuated during diabetes. Since nitric oxide (NO) has been reported to alter Cx
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Keywords: alloxan; connexin 40; connexin 43; endothelial nitric oxide synthase; gap junction protein; nitric oxide; streptozocin; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; arteriole; article; bioavailability; controlled study; diabetes mellitus; down regulati Connexin; Diabetes; eNOS; Renal arterioles
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The Anatomical Record
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