Neuronal nuclear antigen (NeuN): A marker of neuronal maturation in the early human fetal nervous system

Brain and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 88-94

  Sarnat, Harvey B ^a,b   Nochlin, David ^a   Born, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Fetal central nervous system; Immunocytochemistry; Neuronal marker; Neuronal nuclear antigen

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; MARKER; PARAFFIN;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL MATURATION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; DENTATE NUCLEUS; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRANULE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR OLIVE; MICROWAVE COOKING; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; PONS; PURKINJE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031934642     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(97)00111-3     Document Type: Article

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