Introduction of a neurotrophin-3 transgene into muscle selectively rescues proprioceptive neurons in mice lacking endogenous neurotrophin-3

Neuron

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 503-517

  Wright, D E ^a,c   Zhou, L ^a   Kucera, J ^b   Snider, W D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOGENIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; DORSAL ROOT; EMBRYO; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0030885184     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80367-0     Document Type: Article

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