Expression of β-catenin and the adenomatous polyposis coli tumour suppressor protein in mouse neocortical cells in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 129-132

  Morrison, E E ^a   Askham, J ^a   Clissold, P ^a   Markham, A F ^a   Meredith, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenomatous polyposis coli; Glia; Growth cones; Neocortex; Neurons; Catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA; GROWTH CONE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031576333     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00739-8     Document Type: Article

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