Development of astrocytes and neurons in cultured brain slices from mice lacking connexin43

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-296

  Perez Velazquez, J L ^a   Frantseva, M ^a   Naus, C C G ^b   Bechberger, J F ^b   Juneja, S C ^b   Velumian, A ^a   Carlen, P L ^a   Kidder, G M ^b   Mills, L R ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Connexin43; Gap junction; Neurons; Slice culture

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; MOUSE; MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CONNEXIN 43; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030599569     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(96)00156-3     Document Type: Article

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