Specific expression of the urotensin II gene in sacral motoneurons of developing rat spinal cord

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 187-190

  Coulouarn, Yolaine ^a   Fernex, Corinne ^a   Jégou, Sylvie ^a   Henderson, Christopher E ^a   Vaudry, Hubert ^a   Lihrmann, Isabelle ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Motor neuron; Neuropeptide; Rat embryo and neonates; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Spinal cord; Urotensin II; Whole mount preparation of embryonic spinal cord

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; UROTENSIN II;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOTONEURON; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACRAL SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0035110908     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00548-7     Document Type: Article

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