Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in connexin 43-heterozygous mice

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 57-73

  Roscoe, W A ^a   Kidder, G M ^a   Karlik, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Cx43; Demyelination; EAE; Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; Gender; Heterozygote; MS; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; LAMININ;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALLELE; ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CASPASES; CONNEXIN 43; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HETEROZYGOTE; LAMININ; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

MUS;

EID: 34547666653     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15419060701459569     Document Type: Article

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