The Connexin43 C-terminal region mediates neuroprotection during stroke

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-206

  Kozoriz, Michael G ^a   Bechberger, John F ^a   Bechberger, Geralyn R ^a   Suen, Michael W H ^a   Moreno, Alonso P ^b   Maass, Karen ^c   Willecke, Klaus ^d   Naus, Christian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Connexin; Coupling; Gap junction; Gliosis; Ischemia; Microglia; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROKE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIUM; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLIOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ION CHANNEL GATING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STROKE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 75949106666     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e3181cd44df     Document Type: Article

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