Developmental expression of the GIRK family of inward rectifying potassium channels: Implications for abnormalities in the weaver mutant mouse

Brain Research

Volumn 778, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-264

  Chen, Shu Cheng ^a,d   Ehrhard, Patricia ^a   Goldowitz, Dan ^b   Smeyne, Richard J ^c  

^a Hoffmann La Roche ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; In situ hybridization; K(IR) channel; Substantia nigra; Thalamus; Weaver

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CHANNEL GATING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; OLFACTORY BULB; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031578880     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00896-2     Document Type: Article

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