Spatial relationships of connexin36, connexin57 and zonula occludens-1 in the outer plexiform layer of mouse retina

Neuroscience

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 473-488

  Ciolofan, C ^a   Lynn, B D ^a   Wellershaus, K ^b   Willecke, K ^b   Nagy, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

bassoon; cone pedicles; horizontal cells; ribbon synapses; rod spherules

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CALBINDIN; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 57; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN BASSOON; PROTEIN ZONULA OCCLUDENS 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CILIARY ZONULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CX57 GENE; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORIZONTAL CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA; RETINA CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA OUTER MOLECULAR LAYER; RETINA ROD; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RETINA; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 34547093503     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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