Connexin50, a gap junction protein of macroglia in the mammalian retina and visual pathway

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 605-613

  Schütte, Michael ^a   Chen, Shuhua ^a   Buku, Angeliki ^a   Wolosin, J Mario ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Connexin50; Gap junction; Muller cells; Retina; Visual pathway

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACROGLIA; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032077148     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0460     Document Type: Article

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