Gap junctions in the ovary of Drosophila melanogaster: Localization of innexins 1, 2, 3 and 4 and evidence for intercellular communication via innexin-2 containing channels

BMC Developmental Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bohrmann, Johannes ^a   Zimmermann, Jennifer ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INNEXIN 1; INNEXIN 2; INNEXIN 3; INNEXIN 4; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INX2 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; INX3 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; OPTIC GANGLION REDUCED PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; ZPG PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GERM LINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL JUNCTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OOGENESIS; OVARY;

EID: 60849100807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471213X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-213X-8-111     Document Type: Article

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