Transgenic expression of green fluorescent protein in mouse oxytocin neurones

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 935-939

  Young III, W Scott ^a   Lacangelo, A ^a   Luo, X Z J ^a   King, C ^a   Duncan, K ^a   Ginns, E I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein; Internal ribosomal entry site; Oxytocin; Paraventricular; Supraoptic

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; OXYTOCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SPECIFICITY; EXON; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PICORNAVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTAGENESIS; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RIBOSOMES; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032746424     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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