Identification of cells expressing Cx43, Cx30, Cx26, Cx32 and Cx36 in gap junctions of rat brain and spinal cord

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 8, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 315-320

  Rash, J E ^a   Yasumura, T ^a   Davidson, K G V ^a   Furman, C S ^a   Dudek, F E ^a   Nagy, J I ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Connexin; Connexon; Freeze fracture; FRIL; Glia; Immunogold; Leptomeninges; Neuron; Oligodendrocyte; Pia mater

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FREEZE FRACTURE; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; LEPTOMENINX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035757779     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419060109080745     Document Type: Article

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