Connexins-mediated glia networking impacts myelination and remyelination in the central nervous system

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1460-1471

  Li, Tao ^a   Giaume, Christian ^b   Xiao, Lan ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Connexin; Glial network; Myelination; Oligodendrocyte; Remyelination

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MYELIN;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEMYELINATION; EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE MODEL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELIN DEFICIENCY; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; OCULODENTODIGITAL SYNDROME; OLIGODENDROGLIA; REMYELINIZATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WHITE MATTER LESION; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; GLIA; METABOLISM; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE NET; NEUROGLIA;

EID: 84902546058     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8625-1     Document Type: Review

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