Lack of photoreceptor signaling alters the expression of specific synaptic proteins in the retina

Neuroscience

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 995-1005

  Kihara, A H ^a   Santos, T O ^a   Paschon, V ^a   Matos, R J B ^a   Britto, L R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

connexin; plasticity; retina; synapse; synapsin; synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 45; CONNEXIN 57; CYCLIC GMP; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SYNAPSIN I; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 39149091353     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.09.088     Document Type: Article

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