Sympathetic neuron survival and TrkA expression in NT3-deficient mouse embryos

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3115-3123

  Wyatt, Sean ^a   Pinõn, Luzia G P ^a   Ernfors, Patrik ^b   Davies, Alun M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development; Nerve growth factor; Neurotrophins; Superior cervical sympathetic ganglion; TrkA expression

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTOR, TRKC; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031007865     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.11.3115     Document Type: Article

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