Regulation of gap junction coupling in the developing neocortex

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-249

  Rörig, Birgit ^a   Sutor, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

cAMP; cGMP; Development; Dopamine; Electrotonic cell properties; Gap junction; IP3; Nitric oxide; Noradrenaline; Prefrontal cortex; Protein kinase A; Protein kinase C; Pyramidal cell; Serotonin; Somatosensory cortex

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CYCLIC GMP; DOPAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYCLIC GMP; DOPAMINE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MAMMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030155390     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02755590     Document Type: Article

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