Growth conditions influence DNA methylation in cultured cerebellar granule cells

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-43

  Bertino, L ^a   Castiglione Ruffini, M ^c   Copani, A ^a   Bruno, V ^a,b   Raciti, G ^a   Cambria, A ^a   Nicoletti, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 Methylcytidine; Apoptosis; Cerebellar granule cell; Monoclonal antibody; Potassium

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030595012     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(96)00059-4     Document Type: Article

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