Changes in neuronal migration in neocortex of connexin43 null mutant mice

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 304-314

  Fushiki, Shinji ^a   Perez Velazquez, Jose Luis ^b   Zhang, Liang ^b   Bechberger, John F ^c   Carlen, Peter L ^b   Naus, Christian C G ^c  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Migration; Neocortex; Neuron; Null mutation

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MUTANT; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037339578     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/62.3.304     Document Type: Article

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