NeuroD is required for differentiation of the granule cells in the cerebellum and hippocampus

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1647-1652

  Miyata, Takaki ^a   Maeda, Tomoko ^a   Lee, Jacqueline E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Hippocampus; Microneuron; NeuroD; Neuronal differentiation; Postnatal neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033165994     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.13.1647     Document Type: Article

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