Astrocytic connexin distributions and rapid, extensive dye transfer via gap junctions in the inferior colliculus: Implications for [14C] glucose metabolite trafficking

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3267-3283

  Ball, Kelly K ^a   Gandhi, Gautam K ^a   Thrash, Jarrod ^a   Cruz, Nancy F ^a   Dienel, Gerald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Gap junction; Inferior colliculus; Lucifer yellow

Indexed keywords

DEOXYGLUCOSE; DEOXYGLUCOSE C 14; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CONNEXINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUCOSE; INFERIOR COLLICULI; ISOQUINOLINES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS;

EID: 35448976605     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21376     Document Type: Conference Paper

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