The expression pattern of the transcription factor Phox2 delineates synaptic pathways of the autonomic nervous system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 7649-7660

  Tiveron, Marie Catherine ^a   Hirsch, Marie Rose ^a   Brunet, Jean François ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; choline acetyltransferase; dopamine hydroxylase; homeodomain proteins; neurotransmitter; parasympathetic system; sympathetic system; synapse

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PHOX 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CRANIAL NERVE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029958253     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-23-07649.1996     Document Type: Article

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