Short-range functional interaction between connexin35 and neighboring chemical synapses

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 10, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 419-423

  Pereda, A ^a   O'Brien, J ^b   Nagy, J I ^c   Smith, M ^a   Bukauskas, F ^a   Davidson, K G V ^d   Kamasawa, N ^d   Yasumura, T ^d   Rash, J E ^d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Connexin36; Electrical coupling; Electrical synapse; Gap junction; NMDA; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 35; CONNEXIN 36; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE FRACTURE; GAP JUNCTION; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; MAUTHNER CELL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0347126462     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/cac.10.4-6.419.423     Document Type: Article

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