Massive loss of mid- and hindbrain neurons during embryonic development of homozygous lurcher mice

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2400-2407

  Cheng, Susie So Wun ^a   Heintz, Nathaniel ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell death; cerebellum; hindbrain; homozygous phenotype; lurcher; midbrain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HOMOZYGOSITY; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030988604     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-07-02400.1997     Document Type: Article

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