Real-time analysis of preprotachykinin promoter activity in single cortical neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 882-885

  Walker, Paul D ^a   Andrade, Rodrigo ^a   Quinn, John P ^b   Bannon, Michael J ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Gene regulation; Green fluorescent protein; Organotypic culture; Preprotachykini; Promoter; Substance P

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PREPROTACHYKININ; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FORSKOLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KINETICS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TACHYKININS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033943984     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0750882.x     Document Type: Article

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