Retinoid X receptor γ gene transcripts are expressed by a subset of early generated retinal cells and eventually restricted to photoreceptors

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 391, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 204-213

  Hoover, Frank ^a   Seleiro, Eduardo A P ^b   Kielland, Anders ^a   Brickell, Paul M ^b   Glover, Joel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

9 cis Retinoic acid; Development; In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; MESSENGER RNA; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; RIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DEVELOPMENT; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PHOTORECEPTORS; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0032498633     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980209)391:2<204::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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