Gap junctions regulate vessel diameter in chick chorioallantoic membrane vasculature by both tone-dependent and structural mechanisms.
Martin MaibierWillem BintigAndrean GoedeMichael HöpfnerWolfgang M KueblerTimothy W SecombBianca NitzscheAxel R PriesPublished in: Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) (2019)
Our findings suggest a major role for connexins in mediating acute and chronic diameter changes in developing vascular networks.