A neuroprotective role for gap junctions

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 8, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 325-328

  Naus, Christian C G ^a   Ozog, Mark A ^a   Bechberger, John F ^a   Nakase, Taizen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Connexin43; Gap junction; Glutamate; Ischemia; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL INTERACTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYPOTHESIS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIUM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035754524     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419060109080747     Document Type: Article

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