Differential expression of gap junction proteins connexin26, 32, and 43 in normal and crush-injured rat sciatic nerves: Close relationship between connexin43 and occludin in the perineurium

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 937-948

  Nagaoka, Takanori ^a   Oyamada, Masahito ^a   Okajima, Seiichiro ^a   Takamatsu, Tetsuro ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connexin; Occludin; Perineurial cell; Rat sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; OCCLUDIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033023747     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700711     Document Type: Article

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