Visualization and functional blocking of gap junction hemichannels (connexons) with antibodies against external loop domains in astrocytes

GLIA

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-154

  Hofer, Andreas ^a   Dermietzel, Rolf ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin43; External loop antibodies; Gap junctions; Hemichannels; Inhibition; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALCIUM; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; RABBITS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0032171494     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1136(199809)24:1<141::AID-GLIA13>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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