Connexin 43 mRNA expression in two experimental models of epilepsy

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 75-88

  Elisevich, Kost ^a   Rempel, Sandra A ^a   Smith, Brien ^b   Allar, Nancy ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Gap junction; Kindling; Northern blot; Tetanus toxin

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TETANUS TOXIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031458058     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815168     Document Type: Article

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