GFAP promoter directs astrocyte-specific expression in transgenic mice

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3 I, 1994, Pages 1030-1037

  Brenner, Michael ^a   Kisseberth, William C ^b   Su, Yuan ^a   Besnard, Francois ^a   Messing, Albee ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

astrocyte; glial fibrillary acidic protein; gliosis; mouse; transcription; transgenic

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIOSIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0028256226     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-03-01030.1994     Document Type: Article

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