The developmental expression of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and the neuropeptide VIP in chick sympathetic neurons: Evidence for different regulatory events in cholinergic differentiation

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 115-126

  Ernsberger, U ^a   Patzke, H ^a   Rohrer, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chick; Choline acetyltransferase; Development; Sympathetic neuron; Tyrosine hydroxylase; Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHICKEN; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GANGLIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0031437818     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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