Expression of agrin in the developing and adult rat brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 581-596

  Cohen, N A ^a   Kaufmann, W E ^a   Worley, P F ^a   Rupp, F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity dependent; Agrin immunoreactivity; Agrin isoforms; Alternative splicing; Development; In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

AGRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; AGRIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSHOCK; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOMERISM; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES;

EID: 0031023262     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00345-4     Document Type: Article

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