Neurturin and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor receptor-β (GDNFR-β), novel proteins related to GDNF and GDNFR-α with specific cellular patterns of expression suggesting roles in the developing and adult nervous system and in peripheral organs

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8506-8519

  Widenfalk, Johan ^a   Nosrat, Christopher ^a   Tomac, Andreas ^a,b   Westphal, Heiner ^b   Hoffer, Barry ^c   Olson, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS; Development; Gastrointestinal tract; GDNF; GDNFR ; GDNFR ; GFR 1; GFR 2; Gonads; In situ hybridization; Kainic acid; Kidney; Neurturin; RET

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR BETA; NEURTURIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CORPUS STRIATUM; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OVIDUCT; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSE ORGAN; SERTOLI CELL;

EID: 0030807925     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08506.1997     Document Type: Article

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