Neuronal differentiation requires a biphasic modulation of gap junctional intercellular communication caused by dynamic changes of connexin43 expression

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2218-2228

  Lemcke, Heiko ^a   Nittel, Marie Louise ^a   Weiss, Dieter G ^a   Kuznetsov, Sergei A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junctions; Neural differentiation; Neural progenitor cells

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEURAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CONNEXIN; GAP JUNCTIONS; NEURAL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL PROGENITOR CELLS;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEURONS;

EID: 84880326339     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12219     Document Type: Article

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