A series of biotinylated tracers distinguishes three types of gap junction in retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 8629-8636

  Mills, S L ^a   Massey, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junction; Metabolic coupling; Neurobiotin; Retina; Tracer coupling

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CHANNEL GATING; GAP JUNCTION; IONTOPHORESIS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL;

EID: 0034668847     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-22-08629.2000     Document Type: Article

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