Neurological manifestations of oculodentodigital dysplasia: A Cx43 channelopathy of the central nervous system?

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 4 SEP, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bock, Marijke De ^a   Kerrebrouck, Marianne ^a   Wang, Nan ^a   Leybaert, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Cx43; Gap junction; Hemichannel; Oculodentodigital dysplasia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL INTERACTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOPLASM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GJA1 GENE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MICROGLIA; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEURONAL CHANNELOPATHY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OCULODENTODIGITAL SYNDROME; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84885344514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00120     Document Type: Review

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