Molecular and functional diversity of neural connexins in the retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 8331-8343

  Dermietzel, R ^a   Kremer, M ^a   Paputsoglu, G ^a   Stang, A ^a   Skerrett, I M ^a   Gomes, D ^a   Srinivas, M ^a   Janssen Bienhold, U ^a   Weiler, R ^a   Nicholson, B J ^a   Bruzzone, R ^a   Spray, D C ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloning; Electrical synapses; Functional diversity; Gap junctions; Retina; Zebrafish connexins

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARP; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 0034668904     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-22-08331.2000     Document Type: Article

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