Ras-GRF, the activator of Ras, is expressed preferentially in mature neurons of the central nervous system

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 140-144

  Renata, Zippel ^a   Nerina, Gnesutta ^a   Noa, Matus Leibovitch ^b   Enzo, Mancinelli ^a   Daniella, Saya ^b   Zvi, Vogel ^b   Emmapaola, Sturani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

CDC25Mm; Hippocampal culture; Ras; Ras GRF

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RAS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CALMODULIN; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RAS GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; RAS-GRF1; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030837956     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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