The Brn-3a transcription factor induces neuronal process outgrowth and the coordinate expression of genes encoding synaptic proteins

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 345-354

  Smith, Martin D ^a   Dawson, Sally J ^a   Latchman, David S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Molecular Pathology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0031031287     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.1.345     Document Type: Article

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