Cell death in the midbrain of the murine mutation weaver

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1819-1826

  Roffler Tarlov, Suzanne ^a   Martin, Baby ^a   Graybiel, Ann M ^b   Kauer, John S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell death in the midbrain; developmental effects of weaver; genetic causes of cell death; genetic effects on dopamine containing neurons; mesencephalic dopamine containing neurons; murine mutation weaver; neurodegeneration; parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOME 16; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GENE MUTATION; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029962959     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-05-01819.1996     Document Type: Article

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