Functional expression of connexin57 in horizontal cells of the mouse retina

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2633-2640

  Hombach, Sonja ^a   Janssen Bienhold, Ulrike ^b   Söhl, Goran ^b   Schubert, Timm ^b   Büssow, Heinrich ^a   Ott, Thomas ^a   Weiler, Reto ^b   Willecke, Klaus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cx57; Gap junctions; Hemichannels; Intercellular communication; Lateral feedback inhibition

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BIOTIN; CONNEXIN 57; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FERTILITY; GENETIC CODE; KIDNEY; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE; RETINA CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOTIN; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; INTERNEURONS; LAC OPERON; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STEM CELLS;

EID: 2942628047     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-816X.2004.03360.x     Document Type: Article

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