Overexpression of mSim2 gene in the zona limitans of the diencephalon of segmental trisomy 16 Ts1Cje fetuses, a mouse model for trisomy 21: A novel whole-mount based RNA hybridization study

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-78

  Vialard, François ^a   Toyama, Kiyoko ^a   Vernoux, Stéphane ^b   Carlson, Elaine J ^c   Epstein, Charles J ^c   Sinet, Pierre Marie ^a   Rahmani, Zohra ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Mouse model; mSim1; mSim2; Overexpression; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DROSOPHILA; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; TRISOMY 21;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; DIENCEPHALON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN SYNDROME; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0034636503     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(00)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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