Expression of connexin43 mRNA in adult rodent brain

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-137

  Simbürger, Eva ^a   Stang, Alexander ^a   Kremer, Marian ^a   Dermietzel, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PURKINJE CELLS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA PROBES; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031056233     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004180050097     Document Type: Article

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