Using reporter genes to label selected neuronal populations in transgenic mice for gene promoter, anatomical, and physiological studies

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 673-686

  Spergel, Daniel J ^a   Krüth, Ulrich ^a   Shimshek, Derya R ^a   Sprengel, Rolf ^a   Seeburg, Peter H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA LACTAMASE; BICUCULLINE; GONADORELIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0035146650     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(00)00038-1     Document Type: Review

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