Connexin43 phosphorylation state and intercellular communication in cultured astrocytes following hypoxia and protein phosphatase inhibition

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2644-2650

  Li, W E I ^a   Nagy, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcineurin; Dye coupling; Glia; Hypoxia; Protein phosphatase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALYCULIN A; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOSPORIN A; EPITOPE; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; TACROLIMUS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPOXIA; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCINEURIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL HYPOXIA; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOSPORINE; EPITOPES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYSINE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0033932651     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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