Connexin 43 expression in glial cells of developing rhombomeres of Xenopus laevis

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-55

  Katbamna, Bharti ^a   Jelaso, Anna M ^a   Ide, Charles F ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory neural circuitry; Connexin 43; Gap junction proteins; Glia; Glial; Neural and cell proliferation markers; Rhombomeres

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CELL MARKER; CONNEXIN 43; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEURAL MARKER 2G9; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL LABELING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FROG; GLIA; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; METAMORPHOSIS; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROMERE; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RHOMBENCEPHALON; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA; MAMMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0842348131     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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