Immunocytochemical localization of a neuron-specific thrombospondin-1-like protein, NELL2: Light and electron microscopic studies in the rat brain

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 151-160

  Oyasu, Miho ^a   Kuroda, Shun'ichi ^b   Nakashita, Mayumi ^a   Fujimiya, Mineko ^c   Kikkawa, Ushio ^a   Saito, Naoaki ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGF; EM; Immunocytochemistry; Protein kinase C; Two hybrid system

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; THROMBOSPONDIN 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0034629012     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00342-3     Document Type: Article

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