The expression of MEF2 genes is implicated in CNS neuronal differentiation

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 307-316

  Lin, Xi ^a   Shah, Sanjivkmar ^a   Bulleit, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Cloning; Differentiation; Granule cell; MEF2; Mouse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; THALAMUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030477812     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00135-0     Document Type: Article

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