Perineuronal satellite cells in mouse spinal ganglia express the gap junction protein connexin43 throughout life with decline in old age

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 562-569

  Procacci, Patrizia ^a   Magnaghi, Valerio ^a   Pannese, Ennio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Dorsal root ganglia; Peripheral neuroglia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; PROTEIN S 100;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLIA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SATELLITE CELL; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL GANGLION;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; S100 PROTEINS; SATELLITE CELLS, PERINEURONAL;

EID: 40749098178     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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