α-Internexin is the only neuronal intermediate filament expressed in developing cerebellar granule neurons

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 304-318

  Chien, C L ^a   Mason, C A ^a   Liem, R K H ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

internexin; cerebellum; development; neurofilament; parallel fiber

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PURKINJE CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEURONS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0029670953     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199603)29:3<304::AID-NEU3>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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