Increased expression of mRNA encoding ferritin heavy chain in brain structures of a rat model of absence epilepsy

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 112-120

  Lakaye, Bernard ^a   De Borman, Béatrice ^a   Minet, Arlette ^a   Arckens, Lutgarde ^b   Vergnes, Marguerite ^c   Marescaux, Christian ^c   Grisar, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Absence epilepsy; Differential mRNA display; Ferritin heavy chain; Hippocampus

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERRITIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEIZURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034028584     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7303     Document Type: Article

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