Connexin 43 and the glucose transporter, GLUT1, in the ciliary body of the rat

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-214

  Shin, Bo Chul ^a   Suzuki, Takeshi ^a   Tanaka, Shigeyasu ^a   Kuraoka, Akio ^b   Shibata, Yosaburo ^b   Takata, Kuniaki ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029780963     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02484402     Document Type: Article

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