Regulation of gap junctional communication by astrocytic mitochondrial K ATP channels following neurotoxin administration in in vitro and in vivo models

NeuroSignals

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-74

  Jiang, Kewen ^a   Wang, Jiangping ^a   Zhao, Congying ^a   Feng, Mei ^a   Shen, Zheng ^a   Yu, Zhongsheng ^a   Xia, Zhezhi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Epilepsy; Gap junction intercellular communication; Mitochondrial K ATP channel; Neurotoxin; Picrotoxin; Spatial buffering

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYDECANOIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; DIAZOXIDE; KAINIC ACID; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FLUORESCENCE; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEIZURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 79958101372     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323575     Document Type: Article

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