The intrinsic specification of γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor α6 subunit gene expression in cerebellar granule cells

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2194-2198

  Bahn, Sabine ^a,d,e   Wisden, William ^a   Dunnett, Stephen B ^b,c   Svendsen, Clive ^b  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell commitment; Cell fate; Development; Mouse; Transgene

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CEREBELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICE; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032971106     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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