Cellular localization of stem cell factor and c-kit receptor in the mouse nervous system

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Zhang, Su Chun ^a   Fedoroff, Sergey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

cytokine; immunocytochemistry; neurotrophin; proto oncogene

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FETUS; GLIA CELL; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BRAIN STEM; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICROGLIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; OLFACTORY BULB; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROSENCEPHALON; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELL FACTOR;

EID: 0031014799     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19970101)47:1<1::AID-JNR1>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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