Connexin36 mediates gap junctional coupling of alpha-ganglion cells in mouse retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 485, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-201

  Schubert, Timm ^a   Degen, Joachim ^b   Willecke, Klaus ^b   Hormuzdi, Sheriar G ^c   Monyer, Hannah ^c   Weiler, Reto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amacrine cells; Retinal circuitry; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CONNEXIN 36; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; QUININE;

ALPHA GANGLION CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GAP JUNCTION; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CELL; VERTEBRATE;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 16344386415     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20510     Document Type: Article

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