Gap junctional communication among developing and injured motor neurons

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 242-249

  Chang, Qiang ^a   Balice Gordon, Rita J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Connexin; Gap junction; Motor neuron; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MATURATION; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERNEURON; MODEL; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

EID: 0034108749     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(99)00085-5     Document Type: Review

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