Connexin43 is another gap junction protein in the peripheral nervous system

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1252-1258

  Yoshimura, Takeo ^a   Satake, Marie ^a   Kobayashi, Takuro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Connexin26; Connexin43; Peripheral nervous system; Schwann cell

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; DNA; FORSKOLIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; DEVELOPMENT; FIBROBLAST; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYELINATION; NERVE INJURY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029847056     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67031252.x     Document Type: Article

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