Zinc-induced inhibition of protein synthesis and reduction of connexin-43 expression and intercellular communication in mouse cortical astrocytes

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1037-1044

  Alirezaei, Mehrdad ^a   Mordelet, Elodie ^b   Rouach, Nathalie ^a   Nairn, Angus C ^c   Glowinski, Jacques ^a   Prémont, Joël ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cerebral cortex; Connexin; Mouse; Protein synthesis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; ELONGATION FACTOR 2; INITIATION FACTOR 2; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SYNCYTIUM;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONNEXIN 43; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETUS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; IONOPHORES; MICE; NEURONS; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 2; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 18744403932     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02180.x     Document Type: Article

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