Human and mouse microglia express connexin36, and functional gap junctions are formed between rodent microglia and neurons

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 306-315

  Dobrenis, Konstantin ^a   Chang, H Y ^a   Pina Benabou, M H ^b   Woodroffe, A ^a   Lee, S C ^a   Rozental, R ^b   Spray, D C ^a   Scemes, E ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated microglia; Connexin43; Dye coupling; Electrical coupling; Intercellular communication

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 45; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LUCIFER YELLOW; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; COCULTURE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROGLIA; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CONNEXINS; ENCEPHALITIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; ISOQUINOLINES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROGLIA; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 27644524673     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20650     Document Type: Article

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