Connexin composition in apposed gap junction hemiplaques revealed by matched double-replica freeze-fracture replica immunogold labeling

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 333-344

  Rash, John E ^a   Kamasawa, Naomi ^b   Davidson, Kimberly G V ^a   Yasumura, Thomas ^a   Pereda, Alberto E ^c   Nagy, James I ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Ependymocyte; Glia; Neuron; Oligodendrocyte

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FREEZE FRACTURE; GAP JUNCTION; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; MATCHED DOUBLE REPLICA FREEZE FRACTURE REPLICA IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CONNEXINS; FREEZE FRACTURING; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OLIGODENDROGLIA;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864332612     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9454-2     Document Type: Article

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