Brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in the nervous system of wild- type and neurotrophin gene mutant mice

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1930-1938

  Kolbeck, Roland ^b   Bartke, Ilse ^a   Eberle, Walter ^a   Barde, Yves Alain ^b  

^a ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Heterodimers; Immunoassay; Monoclonal antibodies; Neurotrophin mutants

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTROPISM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FISHES; IMMUNOASSAY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033009090     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0721930.x     Document Type: Article

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