Myocyte-specific enhancer binding factor 2C expression in fetal mouse brain development

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-143

  Leifer, Dana ^a   Li, You Lan ^a   Wehr, Kristina ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebral cortex; Immunohistochemistry; Mouse embryo; Postmitotic differentiation; RNA in situ hybridization; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

MEF2C PROTEIN, MOUSE; MESSENGER RNA; MYOCYTE SPECIFIC ENHANCER BINDING FACTOR 2; MYOCYTE-SPECIFIC ENHANCER-BINDING FACTOR 2; MYOGENIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; C57BL MOUSE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; OLFACTORY BULB; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCEPHALON; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; OLFACTORY BULB; PREGNANCY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RNA, MESSENGER; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031109969     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02736778     Document Type: Article

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