Directing gene expression to gustducin-positive taste receptor cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 5802-5809

  Wong, Gwendolyn T ^a,b   Ruiz Avila, Luis ^a,c   Margolskee, Robert F ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Almirall Prodesfarma ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Guanine nucleotide binding regulatory proteins; Gustation; Gustducin; Promoter identification; Taste receptor cells; Transgenic mice; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENERVATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REINNERVATION; TASTE BUD; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0033565914     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-14-05802.1999     Document Type: Article

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