Cerebrovascular connexin expression: Effects of traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1803-1811

  Avila, Marcela A ^a   Sell, Stacy L ^a   Hawkins, Bridget E ^a   Hellmich, Helen L ^a   Boone, Debbie R ^a   Crookshanks, Jeanna M ^a   Prough, Donald S ^a   Dewitt, Douglas S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

connexin; endothelial cells; gap junction; laser capture microdissection; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ISOFLURANE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FROZEN SECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; RNA ISOLATION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CONNEXINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 80054815864     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.1900     Document Type: Article

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