Gap junction protein connexin43 (GJA1) in the human glaucomatous optic nerve head and retina

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-108

  Kerr, Nathan M ^a   Johnson, Cameron S ^a   Green, Colin R ^a   Danesh Meyer, Helen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Gap junction; GJA1; Glaucoma; Optic nerve head

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; AXONAL INJURY; CADAVER; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINA CRIBROSA; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTROCYTES; CONNEXIN 43; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OPTIC DISK; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 78650170563     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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