The immunocytochemical localization of connexin 36 at rod and cone gap junctions in the guinea pig retina

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2925-2934

  Lee, Eun Jin ^a   Han, Jung Won ^a   Kim, Hyun Ju ^a   Kim, In Beom ^a   Lee, Mun Yong ^a   Oh, Su Ja ^a   Chung, Jin Woong ^a   Chun, Myung Hoon ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cone cell; Connexin 36; Gap junction; Immunocytochemistry; Rod cell

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CONNEXIN 36;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CARBOCYANINES; CELLS, CULTURED; CONES (RETINA); CONNEXINS; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; HIPPOCALCIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECOVERIN; RETINA; RODS (RETINA);

EID: 0346880129     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.03049.x     Document Type: Article

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