Neuronal connexin expression in the cochlear nucleus of big brown bats

Brain Research

Volumn 1197, Issue , 2008, Pages 76-84

  Horowitz, Seth S ^a,b   Stamper, Sarah A ^a,b   Simmons, James A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat; Cochlear nucleus; Connexin; Echolocation; Gap junction; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOLOCATION; GAP JUNCTION; HEARING ACUITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONNEXINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 39249084310     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.12.048     Document Type: Article

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