Increased expression of mRNA for myocyte-specific enhancer binding factor (MEF) 2C in the cerebral cortex of the itching mouse

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-215

  Tohda, Chihiro ^a   Yamaguchi, Tomomi ^a   Kuraishi, Yasushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisense oligomer; Atopic dermatitis; Cerebral cortex; Differential display; Itch; MEF2C; NC mouse; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; NEURONS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRURITUS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030691829     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(97)00090-4     Document Type: Article

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