Immunocytochemical localization of TrkB in the central nervous system of the adult rat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 378, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 135-157

  Yan, Qiao ^a   Radeke, Monte J ^b   Matheson, Christine R ^a   Talvenheimo, Jane ^a   Welcher, Andrew A ^a   Feinstein, Stuart C ^b  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; brain; histochemistry; neurotrophin; TrkB receptor

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EPITOPE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031017680     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970203)378:1<135::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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