Identification of connexin 50 and 57 mRNA in A-type horizontal cells of the rabbit retina

Cell Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-211

  Huang, He ^a   Li, Hui ^a   He, Shi Gang ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Dissociated retinal neurons; Gap junctions; Sequencing; Single cell multiplex RT PCR

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; RABBIT; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; RABBITS; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 27844606502     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290288     Document Type: Article

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