Expression of the rat connexin 39 (rCx39) gene in myoblasts and myotubes in developing and regenerating skeletal muscles: An in situ hybridization study

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 320, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-310

  Belluardo, N ^a   Trovato Salinaro, A ^b   Mudo G ^a   Condorelli, D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Myogenesis; Myogenic cell lineage; Myogenin; Rat (Wistar); Satellite cells

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 39; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYOGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE REGENERATION; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINEAGE; CONNEXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18844382104     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-1087-7     Document Type: Article

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