Localization of connexins in neurons and glia cells of the Helix aspersa suboesophageal brain ganglia by immunocytochemistry

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 497-504

  Azanza, M J ^a   Pes, N ^a   Perez Bruzon R N ^a   Aisa, J ^a   Raso, M ^a   Junquera, C ^a   Lahoz, J M ^a   Maestu C ^b   Martinez Ciriano C ^a   Castejón, C Pérez ^a   Vera Gil, A ^a   del Moral, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Fundación Humanismo y Ciencia   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Connexins; Helix aspersa; Immunocytochemistry; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43; ENOLASE; EPITOPE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; BRAIN GANGLION; CELL SIZE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HELIX ASPERSA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NERVE CELL; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GANGLION; GLIA; HELIX (SNAIL); IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY;

GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; HELIX (SNAILS); IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NEUROPIL;

EID: 34247494261     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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