Quantitation of GABA transporter 3 (GAT3) mRNA in rat brain by competitive RT-PCR

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-350

  Ficková, Martina ^a   Dahmen, Norbert ^a   Fehr, Christoph ^a   Hiemke, Christoph ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive RT PCR; GABA; Transporter

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GABA PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033485981     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(99)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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