Connexin45 mediates gap junctional coupling of bistratified ganglion cells in the mouse retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 490, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-39

  Schubert, Timm ^a   Maxeiner, Stephan ^b   Krüger, Olaf ^b   Willecke, Klaus ^b   Weiler, Reto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direction selectivity; Retinal circuitry; Starburst amacrine cells, transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 45;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; FASCICULATION; GAP JUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CELL SIZE; CONNEXINS; DENDRITES; EYE PROTEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 23244432639     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20621     Document Type: Article

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