Differential expression of utrophin and dystrophin in CNS neurons: An in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 422, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 594-611

  Knuesel, Irene ^a   Bornhauser, Beat C ^a   Zuellig, Richard A ^a   Heller, Franziska ^a   Schaub, Marcus C ^a   Fritschy, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cerebral cortex; Choroid plexus; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; G utrophin; Mdx mice

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; MESSENGER RNA; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROPHIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE FIBERS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; UTROPHIN;

EID: 0034632180     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20000710)422:4<594::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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