Heterogeneous expression of connexin 36 in the olfactory epithelium and glomerular layer of the olfactory bulb

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 459, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 426-439

  Zhang, Chunbo ^a   Restrepo, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon; Electric coupling; Gap junction; Intercellular communication; Olfactory glomerulus; Olfactory receptor neuron

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CONNEXIN 36; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; RNA, MESSENGER; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0037433779     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10617     Document Type: Article

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