A novel fluorescent tracer for visualizing coupled cells in neural circuits of living tissue

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1169-1176

  Hoshi, Hideo ^a   O'Brien, John ^a   Mills, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Electrical coupling; Gap junction; Retina

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 45; CONNEXIN 50; CONNEXIN 57; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PO PRO 1; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GAP JUNCTION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; BENZOXAZOLES; CONNEXINS; EYE PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE; RABBITS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33748944314     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.6A6935.2006     Document Type: Article

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