Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) enrichment of membrane phospholipids increases gap junction coupling capacity in cultured astrocytes

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3084-3090

  Champeil Potokar, Gaelle ^a   Chaumontet, Catherine ^a   Guesnet, Philippe ^a   Lavialle, Monique ^a   Denis, Isabelle ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Brain; Connexin 43; Docosahexaenoic acid; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CONNEXIN 43; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RATS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33845635282     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05185.x     Document Type: Article

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