Connexin α1 and cell proliferation in the developing chick retina

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 326-332

  Becker, David L ^a   Mobbs, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisense; Connexin 43; Development; Eye; Neurogenesis; Pluronic gel

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; POLOXAMER; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; CONNEXIN 43; EYE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL JUNCTION; EYE; GENETICS; MITOSIS INDEX; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNEXIN 43; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MITOTIC INDEX; MORPHOGENESIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RETINA;

EID: 0032588954     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7027     Document Type: Article

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