From a glial syncytium to a more restricted and specific glial networking

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 34-39

  Giaume, Christian ^a   Liu, Xinhe ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Astroglial networks; Connexins; Gap junctions; Glial cells; Hemichannels; Oligodendrocytes; Pannexins

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PANNEXIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; ENZYME REGULATION; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SYNCYTIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GIANT CELLS; NEUROGLIA;

EID: 84861184160     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: 17697115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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