... II on expression of gap junction channel protein connexin43 in neonatal rat ventricular myo-cytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 1998; 32: 800-7. 15. Polontchouk L, Ebelt B, Jackels M, Dhein S. Chronic ... with anti-Cx43 monoc-lonal antibody (Zymed Laboratories Inc, Carlsbad, CA) or anti-Cx40 monoclonal antibody (Alpha Diag-nostic International Inc, San Antonio, TX) at a dilution of 1:1000 in ... proliferation is one of the important features of atherosclerosis. The gap junction (GJ) and connexin (Cx) between cells play crucial roles in the VSMC disintegration and proliferation (1). At...