Molecular diversity of gap junctions between horizontal cells

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 131, Issue , 2001, Pages 93-107

  Janssen Bienhold, Ulrike ^a   Schultz, Konrad ^a   Hoppenstedt, Werner ^a   Weiler, Reto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW; TELEOST; VISION;

EID: 0035783511     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(01)31010-5     Document Type: Review

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