Astrocyte and oligodendrocyte connexins of the glial syncytium in relation to astrocyte anatomical domains and spatial buffering

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 10, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 401-406

  Nagy, James I ^a   Rash, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte domains; Connexins; Gap junctions; Glia; Spatial buffering

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 29; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 47; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL POPULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROGLIA; MYELIN SHEATH; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNCYTIUM;

PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 0347756803     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/cac.10.4-6.401.406     Document Type: Article

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