Enrichment of neuronal and glial connexins in the postsynaptic density subcellular fraction of rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 898, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Lynn, B D ^a   Rempel, J L ^a   Nagy, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Connexin26; Connexin30; Connexin36; Connexin43; Glia; Rat brain fractionation

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; LAUROYL SARCOSINE; PSD 95 STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONNEXINS; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTOSOMES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035853504     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02062-5     Document Type: Article

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