Gap junctions in the chicken pineal gland

Brain Research

Volumn 861, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-270

  Berthoud, Viviana M ^a   Hall, David H ^b   Strahsburger, Erwin ^c   Beyer, Eric C ^a   Sáez, Juan C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Circadian rhythm; Connexin; Dye coupling; Intercellular communication; Pinealocyte

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBROBLAST; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CHICKENS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; PINEAL GLAND; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034646926     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)01987-9     Document Type: Article

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