Cellular expression of connexins in the rat brain: Neuronal localization, effects of kainate-induced seizures and expression in apoptotic neuronal cells

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1807-1827

  Condorelli, Daniele F ^a   Trovato Salinaro, Angela ^a   Mudò, Giuseppa ^b   Mirone, Melita B ^a   Belluardo, Natale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain development; Gap junction; Glia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; CONNEXIN 47; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; KAINIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DEATH; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KAINATE INDUCED SEIZURE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RNA PROBE; SEIZURE; UPREGULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; CONNEXINS; DENSITOMETRY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NEURONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS; TUBULIN;

EID: 0242456102     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02910.x     Document Type: Article

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