Localization of the fragile X mental retardation 2 (FMR2) protein in mammalian brain

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 381-384

  Miller, William J ^a   Skinner, Judith A ^a,b   Foss, Grethe S ^a   Davies, Kay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC MAMMALIAN GENETICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; FRAXE; Hippocampus; Mental handicap; Mouse

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; AMINO ACID; BRAIN PROTEIN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION 2 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROLINE; SERINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PURKINJE CELL; READING; SPEECH; STAINING; WRITING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0033973242     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00921.x     Document Type: Article

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