Distinct types of astroglial cells in the hippocampus differ in gap junction coupling

GLIA

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-43

  Wallraff, Anke ^a   Odermatt, Benjamin ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^a   Steinhäuser, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin; Cx43; Dye coupling; Glial cell; HGFAP promoter; Patch clamp

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CONNEXIN 43; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; BIOCYTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; LYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; LYSINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE;

EID: 4344659272     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.20040     Document Type: Article

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