Article
Connexin 26 in human fetal development of the inner ear.
Hearing research - 1 Oct 2001
Kammen-Jolly K, Ichiki H, Scholtz A W, Gsenger M, Kreczy A, Schrott-Fischer A
Abstract excerpt
Specialized for intercellular communication, gap junctions have been theorized to provide a means (the epithelial and connective tissue gap junction systems) by which fluid and ions might be transported for maintenance of high levels of endolymphatic K+ [Kikuchi et al., 1994. Acta Otolaryngol. 114, 520-528] in the inner ear. A primary constituent of these gap junctions is connexin 26 (Cx26), a protein encoded by...
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