Differential expression of gap junctions in neurons and astrocytes derived from P19 embryonal carcinoma cells

Developmental Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-200

  Belliveau, Daniel J ^b   Bechberger, John F ^a   Rogers, Kem A ^a   Naus, Christian C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NeuroVir   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Connexin; Development; Differentiation; Embryonal carcinoma; Gap junctions; Neurons; P19 cells; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CONTACT; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS; TRETINOIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030864282     PISSN: 0192253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6408(1997)21:3<187::AID-DVG2>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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