Blocking of Connexin-Mediated Communication Promotes Neuroprotection during Acute Degeneration Induced by Mechanical Trauma

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Paschon, Vera ^a,b   Higa, Guilherme Shigueto Vilar ^a,b   Resende, Rodrigo Ribeiro ^c   Britto, Luiz Roberto G ^b   Kihara, Alexandre Hiroaki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 43; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; QUININE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASPASE 3 GENE; CASPASE 8 GENE; CELL VIABILITY; CONNEXIN 36 GENE; CONNEXIN 43 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; GALLUS GALLUS; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHICKENS; CONNEXINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866687168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045449     Document Type: Article

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