The role of gap junction proteins in the development of neural network functional topology

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 457-472

  Anava, S ^a   Saad, Y ^a   Ayali, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

development; gap junctions; innexin; locust; neural networks

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ANIMALIA; HYDRA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INNEXIN; INSECT PROTEIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I;

ACRIDIDAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAELIFERA; DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEURAL NETWORKS; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTIONS; INNEXIN; LOCUST; NEURAL NETWORKS;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT PROTEINS; NERVE NET; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84883550651     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imb.12036     Document Type: Article

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