Evidence for the co-localization of another connexin with connexin-43 at atrocytic gap junctions in rat brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 533-548

  Nagy, J I ^a   Ochalski, P A Y ^a   Li, J ^a   Hertzberg, E L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cell cell communication; gap junction proteins; glial cells; heterologous and heterotypic gap junctions; immunohistochemistry; oligodendrocytes

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN REGION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GAP-43 PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031562365     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00584-2     Document Type: Article

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