Mice with mutations in the mahogany gene Atrn have cerebral spongiform changes

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 724-730

  Bronson, Roderick T ^a   Donahue, Leah Rae ^a   Samples, Richard ^a   Kim, Jung Han ^a   Naggert, Juergen K ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrn; Brain; Mahogany; Mouse; Spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; RNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034935716     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/60.7.724     Document Type: Article

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