Neurons control the expression of connexin 30 and connexin 43 in mouse cortical astrocytes

GLIA

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1299-1311

  Koulakoff, Annette ^a   Ezan, Pascal ^a   Giaume, Christian ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Excitotoxicity; Gap junctions; Glial networks; Neuroglial interactions

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 43; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EXCITOTOXICITY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS;

EID: 51349116146     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: 10981136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.20698     Document Type: Article

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