Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) differentially regulates connexin (cx) 43 expression and function in astroglial cells from distinct brain regions

GLIA

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-30

  Reuss, Bernhard ^a   Dermietzel, Rolf ^b   Unsicker, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astroglial cells; Connexin 43; FGF 2; Gap junctions; Regional heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CONNEXIN 43; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; DOWN-REGULATION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS;

EID: 0031975474     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1136(199801)22:1<19::AID-GLIA3>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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