Effective reduction of neuronal death by inhibiting gap junctional intercellular communication in a rodent model of global transient cerebral ischemia

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 297-304

  Rami, A ^a   Volkmann, T ^a   Winckler, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Gap junctions; Hippocampus; Ischemia; Neuroprotection; Octanol; Rat; Selective vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOREBRAIN; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; METABOLITE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNCYTIUM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0034879017     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7712     Document Type: Article

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