Neuropathological abnormalities in transgenic mice harbouring a phosphorylation mutant neurofilament transgene

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 492-500

  Gibb, Barry J M ^a   Brion, Jean Pierre ^b   Brownlees, Janet ^a   Anderton, Brian H ^a   Miller, Christopher C J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Neurofilament light chain; Neurofilaments; Neuropathology; Phosphorylation; Protein kinase A; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MOUSE; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031890760     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70020492.x     Document Type: Article

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