Dorsal root ganglia-specific expression of the β-galactoside α1,2- fucosyltransferase genes in rabbits

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2174-2178

  Hitoshi, Seiji ^a,b   Kusunoki, Susumu ^b   Kanazawa, Ichiro ^b   Tsuji, Shuichi ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglia; Fucosyl GM1; H antigen; Primary sensory neuron; Galactoside 1,2 fucosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDE; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL GANGLION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031957661     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70052174.x     Document Type: Article

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