Characteristics of C6 glioma cells overexpressing a gap junction protein

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 163-175

  Naus, C C G ^a   Zhu, D ^a   Todd, S D L ^a   Kidder, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

connexin43; immunocytochemistry; in situ hybridization; mRNA translation; transfection; Western blot

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOMA CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONE CELLS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNEXINS; CONTACT INHIBITION; CYTOSKELETON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GLIOMA; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0026557876     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: 15736830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00713370     Document Type: Article

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