Shapes of astrocyte networks in the juvenile brain

Neuron Glia Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-14

  Houades, Vanessa ^a   Rouach, Nathalie ^a   Ezan, Pascal ^a   Kirchhoff, Frank ^b   Koulakoff, Annette ^a   Giaume, Christian ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Connexins; Intercellular communication; Neuroglial interactions

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; TRACER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SHAPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; JUVENILE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32644470069     PISSN: 1740925X     EISSN: 17410533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1740925X06000081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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