Single-cell analysis of gene expression in the nervous system: Measurements at the edge of chaos

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-211

  O'Dowd, Diane K ^a   Smith, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression profiling; Gene expression; Multiplex RT PCR; Patch clamp; Single cell RT PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NERVE PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CYTOPLASM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030329380     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02740623     Document Type: Article

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