Mitral and tufted cells of the mouse olfactory bulb possess gap junctions and express connexin43 mRNA

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-202

  Miragall, Fernando ^a   Simbürger, Eva ^a   Dermietzel, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexins; Freeze fracture; Gap junctions; In situ hybridization; Neuronal electrical coupling; Olfactory system

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030569012     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13042-1     Document Type: Article

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