Overexpression of Math1 induces robust production of extra hair cells in postnatal rat inner ears

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 580-586

  Zheng, J Lisa ^a   Gao, Wei Qiang ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTRICLE;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EAR, INNER; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HAIR CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; PLASMIDS; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034127584     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/75753     Document Type: Article

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