Extensive splice variation and localization of the EHK-1 receptor tyrosine kinase in adult human brain and glial tumors

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Miescher, Guido C ^a   Taylor, Verdon ^a,c   Olivieri, Gianfranco ^a   Mindermann, Thomas ^a   Schröck, Evelin ^b,d   Steck, Andreas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

EHK 1; Glioma; Immunohistochemistry; Neuron; Receptor tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; EHK 1 RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EMBRYO; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GLIOMA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PURKINJE CELL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RNA SPLICING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EMBRYO; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, EPHA5; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030995330     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00268-9     Document Type: Article

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