Four Classes of Intercellular Channels between Glial Cells in the CNS

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 4313-4323

  Altevogt, Bruce M ^a   Paul, David L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Connexin; Gap junction; Intercellular communication; Myelin; Oligodendrocyte

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 29; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 47; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; GAP JUNCTION; GENOTYPE; GLIA CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERCELLULAR CHANNEL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE TARGETING; GENES, REPORTER; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; OLIGODENDROGLIA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 2342548650     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3303-03.2004     Document Type: Article

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