NGF-induction of the expression of ChAT mRNA in PC12 cells and primary cultures of embryonic rat basal forebrain

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-34

  Pongrac, Julie L ^a   Rylett, R Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal forebrain; Cholinergic; MRNA; Nerve growth factor; Neurons; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURITES; NEURONS; PC12 CELLS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032512135     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00215-0     Document Type: Article

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