Connexin-30 mRNA is up-regulated in astrocytes and expressed in apoptotic neuronal cells of rat brain following kainate-induced seizures

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 94-113

  Condorelli, D F ^b   Mudo G ^b   Trovato Salinaro, A ^b   Mirone, M B ^a,b   Amato, G ^a   Belluardo, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; KAINIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036395041     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.2002.1155     Document Type: Article

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