Neuron-specific and developmental regulation of the synapsin II gene expression in transgenic mice

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 239-246

  Chin, Lih Shen ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a   Kachinsky, Amy M ^a   Jabren, George ^a   Niu, Yulian ^a   Li, Lian ^a  

^a Curriculum Neurbio Ctr Alcohol S   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Promoter; Synapsin II; Transcription; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

SYNAPSIN II;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SYNAPSINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0033586679     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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