Cell-specific survival motor neuron gene expression during human development of the central nervous system: Implications for the pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 355-361

  Tizzano, Eduardo F ^a   Cabot, Carmen ^a   Baiget, Montserrat ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPENDYMA CELL; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031859373     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65578-2     Document Type: Article

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