Coupling between sensory neurons in the olfactory epithelium

Chemical Senses

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 807-815

  Delay, Rona J ^a   Dionne, Vincent E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling; Dye transfer; Gap junction; Olfactory epithelium; OSNs

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HEPTANOL; LUCIFER YELLOW; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRACER; CALCIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; INTERNEURON; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NECTURUS; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENESCENCE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNCYTIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING; AGING; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP;

NECTURUS MACULOSUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEPTANOL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NECTURUS MACULOSUS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES;

EID: 3342903528     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjg074     Document Type: Article

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