Connexin mediates gap junction-independent resistance to cellular injury

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 430-441

  Lin, Jane H C ^a   Yang, Jay ^b   Liu, Shujun ^a   Takano, Takahiro ^a   Wang, Xiaohai ^a   Gao, Qun ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^c   Nedergaard, Maiken ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Columbia Univ Coll Phys/Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; C6 glioma; Calcium homeostasis; Cell morphology; Hemichannels; Purinergic receptors

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTO ONCOGENE;

EID: 0037439761     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-02-00430.2003     Document Type: Article

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