Altered connexin expression after peripheral nerve injury

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 501-518

  Chandross, Karen J ^a,c   Kassler, John A ^a   Cohen, Rick I ^a   Simburger, Eva ^a   Spray, David C ^a,b   Bieri, Phyllis ^a   Dermietzel, Rolf ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0030174676     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1996.0036     Document Type: Article

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