Cell coupling in the retina: Patterns and purpose

Cell Biology International

Volumn 22, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 781-792

  Becker, David ^b   Bonness, Viola ^a   Mobbs, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ca2+ waves; Chick; Connexin; Coupling; Development; Retina

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; GAP JUNCTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; RETINA; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; GLIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RETINA;

EID: 0032302375     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1998.0390     Document Type: Article

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