Connexin29 expression, immunocytochemistry and freeze-fracture replica immunogold labelling (FRIL) in sciatic nerve

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 795-806

  Li, Xinbo ^a   Lynn, B D ^a   Olson, C ^a   Meier, C ^b   Davidson, K G V ^c   Yasumura, T ^c   Rash, J E ^c   Nagy, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Connexin29; Connexin32; Gap junctions; Schwann cells; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 29; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MYELIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HELA CELL; HOMOGENATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ROSETTE FORMATION; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CONNEXINS; FREEZE FRACTURING; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0036459290     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02149.x     Document Type: Article

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