Direct immunogold labeling of connexins and aquaporin-4 in freeze-fracture replicas of liver, brain, and spinal cord: Factors limiting quantitative analysis

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 296, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 307-321

  Rash, John E ^a   Yasumura, Thomas ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 4; Brain; Connexins; Freeze fracture; Immunogold labeling; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; EPENDYMA CELL; FEMALE; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032952188     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051291     Document Type: Article

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