Connexin36 distribution in putative CO2-chemosensitive brainstem regions in rat

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Solomon, Irene C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem, chemosensitivity, gap junctions; Carbon dioxide, central chemosensitivity; Chemosensitivity, CO2, brain stem; Control of breathing, central chemosensitivity, gap junction proteins; Gap junctions, proteins, Cx 26; Mammals, rat

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONNEXIN 36;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0345293310     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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