Connexin hemichannels contribute to spontaneous electrical activity in the human fetal cortex

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 37, 2014, Pages E3919-E3928

  Moore, Anna R ^a   Zhou, Wen Liang ^a   Sirois, Carissa L ^a   Belinsky, Glenn S ^a   Zecevic, Nada ^a   Antic, Srdjan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain development; GABA; Glutamate; Preterm infants; UP states

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; LANTHANUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CALCIUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; FETUS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LANTHANUM; MALE; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84907267698     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405253111     Document Type: Article

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