Cellular characterization of Connexin26 and Connnexin30 expression in the cochlear lateral wall

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 333, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-403

  Liu, Ying Peng ^a   Zhao, Hong Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junction; Guinea pig; Inner ear; Kir4.1; Non syndromic hearing loss; Rat; Spiral ligament; Stria vascularis

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR4.1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEA; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; COCHLEA SPIRAL LIGAMENT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HEARING; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STRIA VASCULARIS;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GUINEA PIGS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RATS; SPIRAL LIGAMENT OF COCHLEA; STAINING AND LABELING; STRIA VASCULARIS;

CAVIA; RATTUS;

EID: 49749130008     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-008-0641-5     Document Type: Article

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