Phylogenetic diversity of the expression of the microtubule-associated protein tau: Implications for neurodegenerative disorders

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 119-128

  Janke, Carsten ^a   Beck, Mike ^b   Stahl, Tobias ^b   Holzer, Max ^a   Brauer, Kurt ^a   Bigl, Volker ^b   Arendt, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Jahnallee 59 04109 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Dementia; Isoform; Mammalian phylogeny; Tau protein; Two dimensional gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GERBIL; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; RAT; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATS; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; DOGS; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERBILLINAE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RABBITS; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING; SHEEP; SWINE; TAU PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CRICETINAE; FELIS CATUS; GERBILLINAE; HOMO SAPIENS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033532318     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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