LM and EM immunolocalization of the gap junctional protein connexin 43 in rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 508, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 313-319

  Yamamoto, T ^a   Ochalski, A ^a   Hertzberg, E L ^b   Nagy, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Brain; Connexin 43; Ependymal cell; Gap junction protein; Glial gap junction; Pial cell

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL JUNCTION; EPENDYMA CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CONNEXINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025098001     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)90415-8     Document Type: Article

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