Activated microglia do not form functional gap junctions in vivo

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 269, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 90-93

  Wasseff, Sameh K ^a   Scherer, Steven S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Astrocytes; Brain injury; Gap junctions; Microglia; Oligodendrocytes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN INJURY; GAP JUNCTIONS; MICROGLIA; OLIGODENDROCYTES;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, 129 STRAIN; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROGLIA; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84896398082     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: 18728421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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